Betty E. Owor

Recombination, decreased host specificity and increased mobility may have driven the emergence of maize streak virus as an agricultural pathogen

Arvind Varsani, Dionne N. Shepherd, Adérito L. Monjane et al. · Journal of General Virology · 2008 · 147 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Molecular Genetics +16

A protocol for the rapid isolation of full geminivirus genomes from dried plant tissue

Dionne N. Shepherd, Darren P. Martin, Pierre Lefeuvre et al. · Journal of Virological Methods · 2008 · 140 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Plant Sciences +16

Reconstructing the History of Maize Streak Virus Strain A Dispersal To Reveal Diversification Hot Spots and Its Origin in Southern Africa

Adérito L. Monjane, Gordon W. Harkins, Darren P. Martin et al. · Journal of Virology · 2011 · 80 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Evolutionary Biology +17

Genetic analysis of maize streak virus isolates from Uganda reveals widespread distribution of a recombinant variant

Betty E. Owor, Darren P. Martin, Dionne N. Shepherd et al. · Journal of General Virology · 2007 · 75 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +17

Successful application of FTA® Classic Card technology and use of bacteriophage ϕ29 DNA polymerase for large-scale field sampling and cloning of complete maize streak virus genomes

Betty E. Owor, Dionne N. Shepherd, Nigel J. Taylor et al. · Journal of Virological Methods · 2006 · 73 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Microbiology +7