TuMV evolution and adaptation in epigenetic A. thaliana mutants
Evolution of Turnip Mosaic Virus populations in different epigenetic mutants (dcl2 dcl3 dcl4, ddm1, jmj14, polv) and wild type Arabidopsis thaliana plants. We evaluated the evolution of a total of 25 viral lineages during 12 passages, providing high-throughput sequencing data from the first and the last passages in this project. The research found that viral lineages became more infectious, virulent, and had a higher viral load. Find out more about the correlation between viral load and virulence, viral diversity, and the primary virus genomic target of adaptation.