Exploitation of a high genomic mutation rate in Solenopsis invicta virus 1 to infer demographic information about its host, Solenopsis invicta

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-111

  Allen, Clare ^a   Briano, Juan A ^b   Varone, Laura ^b   Oi, David H ^a   Valles, Steven M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dicistroviridae; Phylogenetic analysis; RNA dependent RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

DICISTROVIRIDAE; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA VIRUS 1;

EID: 77955658255     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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