African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Phylogenetic characterization of East African cassava mosaic begomovirus (Geminiviridae) isolated from Manihot carthaginensis subsp. glaziovii (Müll.Arg.) Allem., from a non-cassava growing region in Tanzania

F. Tairo
  • F. Tairo
  • Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, P.O Box 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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W. K. Mbewe
  • W. K. Mbewe
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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D. Mark
  • D. Mark
  • Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, P.O Box 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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M. Lupembe
  • M. Lupembe
  • Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, P.O Box 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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P. Sseruwagi
  • P. Sseruwagi
  • Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, P.O Box 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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J. Ndunguru
  • J. Ndunguru
  • Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, P.O Box 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 30 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 09 August 2017
  •  Published: 06 September 2017

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