The grapevine-infecting vitiviruses, with particular reference to grapevine virus A

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dc.contributor.authordu Preez J.
dc.contributor.authorStephan D.
dc.contributor.authorMawassi M.
dc.contributor.authorBurger J.T.
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-13T16:59:35Z
dc.date.available2011-10-13T16:59:35Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractA number of vitiviruses infect grapevine, arguably the most important fruit crop, and the host from which they derive their genus name. In contrast to most grapevine viruses, the etiological role of these viruses is unclear, albeit that they are associated with several well-known - and a number of emerging - diseases of grapevine. Here, we review the genus Vitivirus, with special reference to its most omnipresent member, grapevine virus A. We discuss the latest taxonomic status of the genus, as well as the genome and genomic organisation, replication mechanism, and genetic variability of GVA, and we also present the latest research progress with vitivirus-based vectors; the identification of a new vitivirus, GVE, the discovery of VIGG, a unique GVA-induced host protein, the molecular characterisation of hitherto unknown or puzzling genetic elements in the GVA genome, and the latest developments in vitivirus diagnostics. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.
dc.description.versionReview
dc.identifier.citationArchives of Virology
dc.identifier.citation156
dc.identifier.citation9
dc.identifier.citationhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052270305&partnerID=40&md5=9955bb1876ad2887ec3f1f0e5c3a8d52
dc.identifier.issn3048608
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s00705-011-1071-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17166
dc.subjectclassification
dc.subjectFlexiviridae
dc.subjectgene expression regulation
dc.subjectgenetics
dc.subjectgrape
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectplant disease
dc.subjectreview
dc.subjectvirology
dc.subjectvirus genome
dc.subjectVitis
dc.subjectGrapevine virus A
dc.subjectVitivirus
dc.titleThe grapevine-infecting vitiviruses, with particular reference to grapevine virus A
dc.typeReview
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