Ancient RNA? RT-PCR of 50-year-old RNA identifies peach latent mosaic viroid

Archives of Virology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 691-694

  Guy, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Avsunviroidae; Pelamoviroid; RNA preservation

Indexed keywords

AVSUNVIROIDAE; LOESELIASTRUM; PEACH LATENT MOSAIC VIROID; PELAMOVIROID; PRUNUS PERSICA; VIROIDS;

EID: 84874664851     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1527-0     Document Type: Review

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