Potato virus X induces DNA damage in leaf nuclei of the host plant Nicotiana tabacum L. var. xanthi
We employed the comet assay (single cell gel electrophoresis) to evaluate induced DNA damage in nuclei isolated from tobacco leaves (Nicotiana tabacum var.xanthi) inoculated with Potato virus X (PVX).The highest DNA damage, expressed by the tail moment value, pure energy jeans was observed in the inoculated leaves and decreased in the 1st to 4th sy