Molecular identification of a novel virus of the genus Citrivirus from mulberry trees

Affiliations

¹ Citrus Engineering Research Center, Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China.
² Citrus Engineering Research Center, Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China. xuedong007@126.com.
³ Citrus Engineering Research Center, Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China. caomengji@cric.cn.

^# Contributed equally.

Litao Meng et al. Arch Virol. 2026.

. 2026 Feb 26;171(3):102.

doi: 10.1007/s00705-026-06581-w.

¹ Citrus Engineering Research Center, Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China.
² Citrus Engineering Research Center, Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China. xuedong007@126.com.
³ Citrus Engineering Research Center, Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China. caomengji@cric.cn.

^# Contributed equally.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: All of the authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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