[EN] Viroids are tiny infectious agents of plants, consisting exclusively of a small (246–401 nucleotides)
circular RNA lacking protein-coding ability. Likely mimicking structural features of cellular RNAs,
they can ...
[EN] Composed of a naked circular non-protein-coding genomic RNA, counting only a few hundred nucleotides, viroids¿the smallest infectious agents known so far¿are able to replicate and move systemically in herbaceous and ...
Minoia, Sofia; Navarro, B.; Covelli, L.; Barone, M.; Garcia-Becedas, M. T.; Ragozzino, A.; Alioto, D.; Flores Pedauye, Ricardo; DI SERIO, F(Springer Verlag (Germany), 2014-03)
Cherry trees from Spain affected by cherry leaf scorch (CLS), a fungal disease proposed to be caused by Apiognomonia erythrostoma, show symptoms (translucent-chlorotic leaf spots evolving into rusty areas) very similar to ...