Dionne N. Shepherd

Experimental evidence indicating that mastreviruses probably did not co-diverge with their hosts (2009)

Harkins, Gordon W, Delport, Wayne, Duffy, Siobain, Wood, Natasha, Monjane, Adérito L, Owor, Betty E, ...

Abstract Background Despite the demonstration that geminiviruses, like many other single stranded DNA viruses, are evolving at rates similar to those of RNA viruses, a recent study has suggested that...

A highly divergent South African geminivirus species illuminates the ancient evolutionary history of this family (2009)

Varsani, Arvind, Shepherd, Dionne N, Dent, Kyle, Monjane, Aderito L, Rybicki, Edward P, Martin, Darren P

Abstract Background We have characterised a new highly divergent geminivirus species, Eragrostis curvula streak virus (ECSV), found infecting a hardy perennial South African wild grass. ECSV...

A highly divergent South African geminivirus species illuminates the ancient evolutionary history of this family

Varsani, Arvind, Shepherd, Dionne N, Dent, Kyle, Monjane, Aderito L, Rybicki, Edward P, Martin, Darren P

Experimental evidence indicating that mastreviruses probably did not co-diverge with their hosts

Harkins, Gordon W, Delport, Wayne, Duffy, Siobain, Wood, Natasha, Monjane, Adérito L, Owor, Betty E, ...