Ustilago Maydis Viruses

Encyclopedia of Virology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 214-219

  Bruenn, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Double stranded RNA virus; DsRNA virus; Family Totiviridae; Genus Totivirus; Kex2p; Killer toxin; Papain; Satellite dsRNA; UmV; Ustilago maydis; Ustilago maydis virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549190567     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012374410-4.00519-7     Document Type: Chapter

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