Structure and Evolution of Viroids

Origin and Evolution of Viruses, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 43-64

  Duran Vila, Núria ^a   Elena, Santiago F ^b   Daròs, José Antonio ^b   Flores, Ricardo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación   (Spain)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374153-0.00002-3     Document Type: Chapter

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