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- Title
Molecular and biological characterization of a putative new sobemovirus infecting Physalis peruviana.
- Authors
Fariña, Arnaldo Esquivel; Gorayeb, Eduardo Silva; Camelo-García, Viviana Marcela; Bonin, Jaíne; Nagata, Tatsuya; Silva, Joao Marcos F.; Bogo, Amauri; Rezende, Jorge Alberto Marques; da Silva, Fabio Nascimento; Kitajima, Elliot W.
- Abstract
Physalis peruviana is a perennial solanaceous plant that has recently been established as a commercial crop in Brazil. This work reports the near-complete genome sequence, particle morphology, and plant host responses to a putative new sobemovirus, named "physalis rugose mosaic virus". The virus, characterized by isometric particles of ca. 30 nm in diameter, causes foliar symptoms of mosaic, malformation and blistering, accompanied by stunting. The near-complete genome sequence comprises 4175 nucleotides and contains five open reading frames that are similar to those of other sobemoviruses. In addition to P. peruviana, the new virus systemically infected Capsicum annuum, Nicotiana tabacum and Solanum lycopersicum by mechanical inoculation. Thus, this virus may cause disease in these crops in the field.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CAPE gooseberry; MOSAIC viruses; HOST plants; TOMATOES; FIELD crops; PLANT diseases; PLANT defenses
- Publication
Archives of Virology, 2019, Vol 164, Issue 11, p2805
- ISSN
0304-8608
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00705-019-04374-y