The Biology of the Tospoviruses |
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Authors: | R A. MUMFORD I. BARKER K R. WOOD |
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Affiliation: | School of Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK;*Central Science Laboratory, MAFF, Hatching Green, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL52BD, UK |
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Abstract: | The tospoviruses are a diverse, cosmopolitan and economically important genus of plant viruses. In the recent past, interest in the tospoviruses has been rekindled with the resurgence and expansion of tomato spotted wilt virus and the appearance of new tospoviruses, including impatiens necrotic spot. This renewed interest in the tospoviruses, accompanied with the many recent advances in plant virology techniques, particularly those utilising molecular biology, have resulted in a rapid growth of our understanding of these viruses. This paper provides a review of the tospoviruses, encompassing all the major aspects of their biology, including the recent changes in the classification of the genus and current knowledge on molecular biology, vector relations, control and diagnosis. |
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Keywords: | Tospoviruses tomato spotted wilt virus impatiens necrotic spot virus Bunyaviridae thrips vectors molecular biology control diagnosis |
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