Plant DNA harbours virus ‘fossils’ that reflect 300 million years of evolution

Low-Res_7502-0052_BONNE Fabrice  INRAE

Source: INRAE - Fabrice Bonne

New research shows that Caulimoviridae viruses have infected an extremely wide range of vascular plant hosts, from lycophytes to flowering plants, revealing the existence of 35 previously undescribed taxonomic clusters in Caulimoviridae.

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