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. 1992:5:177-82.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6920-9_15.

Clustering Potyviridae species on the basis of four major traits

K M Makkouk  1 , M Singh
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Clustering Potyviridae species on the basis of four major traits

K M Makkouk et al. Arch Virol Suppl. 1992.

Abstract

Cluster analysis was used to examine taxonomic relationships among 31 potyviruses, using four categorical variables; genome segmentation, vector, inclusion bodies produced and host range. Analysis showed that regardless of weight given to genome segmentation, the fungus-transmitted viruses clustered in one group and the rest of the viruses in another at 60% level of similarity. It has been concluded that the creation of one family to include both the bymoviruses and potyviruses seems to be a reasonable compromise at the present time.

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