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Replication mechanisms of plant RNA viruses: current understanding and perspectives

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The author thanks the staff and students of the Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Kyoto University, and all collaborators who supported our research. The author also thanks the researchers who provided materials and experimental protocols used in the research. Research in the author’s laboratory was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

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Okuno, T. Replication mechanisms of plant RNA viruses: current understanding and perspectives. J Gen Plant Pathol 78, 404–408 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-012-0407-5

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