“…The HinfI restriction fragment patterns revealed that the Malaysian CTV population structure is complex. By using the HinfI restriction fragment patterns for separating mild strains from sever strains, the Group IV was identified as mild strain (Gilling et al, 1993), so the 15 isolates recognized as Group IV (AMT8, AMT15, AMT28, AMK1, AMK8, AMK17, AMK19, AMK22, AMK27, AMK42, AMC18, AMM11, AMM20, AMM28 AND AMJ12), were either mild strain or complexes of mild and severe strains. By comparing these two methods for separating mild strains from severe strains, it is perceived that BD-PCR cannot recognize all mild strains.…”