"Once plants are infected with a virus, they are quite troublesome to deal with," says Hsu. Like those that affect mammals, such as the HIV and hepatitis B viruses, plant viruses depend on the host for replication.
「植物一旦感染病毒，處理起來非常棘手，」徐堯煇指出，就像感染哺乳類的愛滋病毒、B 型肝炎病毒一樣，感染植物的病毒也是依靠寄主存活複製。