Plant pathogenic geminiviruses have been proliferating worldwide and have, therefore,
attracted considerable scientific interest during the past three decades. Current knowledge …

Geminiviruses infect a wide range of economically important crop plants. This review covers
genetic engineering approaches currently being evaluated for the development of crops …

The mechanisms of viral diseases are a major focus of biology. Despite intensive
investigations, how a plant virus interacts with host factors to cause diseases remains poorly …

Whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses are major pathogens of the important crop cassava in
Africa. The intensive sampling and sequencing of cassava mosaic disease-causing viruses …

Maize streak virus (MSV; Genus Mastrevirus, Family Geminiviridae) occurs throughout
Africa, where it causes what is probably the most serious viral crop disease on the continent …

Geminiviruses have spread in German cereal crops during the last few years. In order to
identify and classify them, we have compared conventional techniques (enzyme-linked …

Genetic recombination is a fundamental evolutionary mechanism promoting biological
adaptation. Using engineered recombinants of the small single-stranded DNA plant virus …

Wheat dwarf disease (WDD) is an important disease of monocotyledonous species,
including economically important cereals. The causative pathogen, wheat dwarf virus …

Budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces
pombe) are two popular model organisms for virus research. They are natural hosts for …

Background We have characterised a new highly divergent geminivirus species, Eragrostis
curvula streak virus (ECSV), found infecting a hardy perennial South African wild grass …