Evolutionary BiologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewed
Endogenous viral elements trace the ancient origins and early evolution of the Caulimoviridae
Héléna Vassilieff, Saad Serfraz, Nathalie Choisne…·Florian Maumus
The paper identifies and analyzes endogenous caulimovirids (ECVs) in 75 plant genomes, revealing new clades and supporting cospeciation as a driver of Caulimoviridae evolution.