The pollen virome of wild plants and its association with variation in floral traits and land use
oleh: Andrea M. Fetters, Paul G. Cantalupo, Na Wei, Maria Teresa Sáenz Robles, Amber Stanley, Jessica D. Stephens, James M. Pipas, Tia-Lynn Ashman
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Pollen can be a vehicle for viral spread among plants. Here, Fetters et al. apply viral metagenomics to characterize the pollen virome of a diverse set of wild plants, find known and previously un-known viruses and show that wild plant species harbor more viruses when surrounded by less natural vegetation and when they have traits that promote increased plant-pollinator vector interactions.