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Claverie S, Hoareau M, Chéhida SB, Filloux D, Varsani A, Roumagnac P, Martin DP, Lett JM, Lefeuvre P. Metagenomics reveals the structure of Mastrevirus-host interaction network within an agro-ecosystem. Virus Evol 2023; 9:vead043. [PMID: 37475836 PMCID: PMC10354507 DOI: 10.1093/ve/vead043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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As highly pervasive parasites that sometimes cause disease, viruses are likely major components of all natural ecosystems. An important step towards both understanding the precise ecological roles of viruses and determining how natural communities of viral species are assembled and evolve is obtaining full descriptions of viral diversity and distributions at ecosystem scales. Here, we focused on obtaining such 'community-scale' data for viruses in a single genus. We chose the genus Mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae), members of which have predominantly been found infecting uncultivated grasses (family Poaceae) throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. We sampled over 3 years, 2,884 individual Poaceae plants belonging to thirty different species within a 2-ha plot which included cultivated and uncultivated areas on the island of Reunion. Mastreviruses were found in ∼8 per cent of the samples, of which 96 per cent did not have any discernible disease symptoms. The multitude of host-virus associations that we uncovered reveals both the plant species that most commonly host mastreviruses and the mastrevirus species (such as maize streak virus and maize streak Reunion virus) that have especially large host ranges. Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that perennial plant species capable of hosting years-long mixed mastrevirus infections likely play a disproportionately important role in the generation of inter-species and inter-strain mastrevirus recombinants.
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- Sohini Claverie
- CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, F-97410 St Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Université de La Réunion, UMR PVBMT, F-97410 St Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- CIRAD, UMR PHIM, Montpellier F-34090, France
- PHIM Plant Health Institute, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier 34090, France
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- CIRAD, UMR PHIM, Montpellier F-34090, France
- PHIM Plant Health Institute, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier 34090, France
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- Computational Biology Division, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, F-97410 St Pierre, La Réunion, France
- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Structural Biology Research Unit, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7700, South Africa
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Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Migheli Q, Vloutoglou I, Czwienczek E, Streissl F, Carluccio AV, Chiumenti M, Di Serio F, Rubino L, Reignault PL. Pest categorisation of chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus. EFSA J 2022; 20:e07625. [PMID: 36398295 PMCID: PMC9664252 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The EFSA Panel on Plant Health conducted a pest categorisation of chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV) for the EU territory. The identity of CpCDV, a member of the genus Mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae) is established. Reliable detection and identification methods are available. The pathogen is not included in the EU Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/2072. CpCDV has been reported in Africa, Asia and Oceania. It has not been reported in the EU. CpCDV infects plant species in the family Fabaceae and several species of other families (Amaranthaceae, Brassicaceae, Caricaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Malvaceae and Solanaceae), including weeds. It may induce symptoms on its hosts, causing severe yield reduction. The virus is transmitted in a persistent, circulative and non-propagative manner by the leafhopper species Orosius orientalis and O. albicinctus, which are not regulated. O. orientalis is known to be present in some EU member states. Plants for planting (other than seeds), parts of plants and cut flowers of CpCDV hosts and viruliferous leafhoppers were identified as the most relevant pathways for the entry of CpCDV into the EU. Cultivated and wild hosts of CpCDV are distributed across the EU. Would the pest enter and establish in the EU territory, impact on the production of cultivated hosts is expected. Phytosanitary measures are available to prevent entry and spread of the virus in the EU. CpCDV fulfils the criteria that are within the remit of EFSA to assess for it to be regarded as a potential Union quarantine pest.
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Abraham A, Vetten HJ. Chickpea chlorotic stunt virus: a threat to cool-season food legumes. Arch Virol 2021; 167:21-30. [PMID: 34729666 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05288-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chickpea chlorotic stunt virus (CpCSV, genus Polerovirus, family Solemoviridae), first reported in Ethiopia in 2006, causes an economically important yellowing and stunting disease in legume crops such as chickpea, faba bean, field pea, and lentil in most production areas of North Africa and Central and West Asia. Disease epidemics have been reported in Ethiopia, Syria, and Tunisia. The virus is transmitted persistently by aphids of the species Aphis craccivora and Acyrthosiphon pisum and naturally infects several legume and non-legume hosts. CpCSV exists as at least two geographic strain groups that differ in their genome sequence and serological and biological properties. In addition, a genetically divergent isolate proposed to be a member of a distinct polerovirus species has been reported from pea and faba bean in China. The ssRNA genome of the Ethiopian isolate has 5900 nucleotides, is encapsidated in isometric particles of ~ 28 nm diameter, and is suggested to have evolved by recombination of cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus- and soybean dwarf virus-like parents. Moreover, a number of newly reported poleroviruses are suggested to have evolved by recombination between CpCSV and other parental poleroviruses. Identification of sources of resistance and further knowledge on disease epidemiology, including specific strains, vectors, and alternate hosts in different growing areas, are required for devising effective disease management strategies. Modern biotechnology tools such as next-generation sequencing, molecular markers, and agroinoculation-based resistance screening techniques can expedite future research and management efforts. This review addresses various aspects of CpCSV, including its properties, ecology, the disease it causes, management options, and future research perspectives.
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- Adane Abraham
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana
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Sharman M, Appiah AS, Filardo F, Nancarrow N, Congdon BS, Kehoe M, Aftab M, Tegg RS, Wilson CR. Biology and genetic diversity of phasey bean mild yellows virus, a common virus in legumes in Australia. Arch Virol 2021; 166:1575-1589. [PMID: 33738562 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study examined the natural and experimental host range and aphid and graft transmission of the tentative polerovirus phasey bean mild yellows virus (PBMYV). Eleven complete coding sequences from PBMYV isolates were determined from a range of hosts and locations. We found two genetically distinct variants of PBMYV. PBMYV-1 was the originally described variant, and PBMYV-2 had a large putative recombination in open reading frame 5 such that PBMYV-1 and PBMYV-2 shared only 65-66% amino acid sequence identity in the P5 protein. The virus was transmitted by a clonal colony of cowpea aphids (Aphis craccivora) and by grafting with infected scions but was not transmitted by a clonal colony of green peach aphids (Myzus persicae). PBMYV was found in natural infections in 11 host species with a range of symptoms and severity, including seven important grain legume crops from across a wide geographic area in Australia. PBMYV was common and widespread in the tropical weed phasey bean (Macroptilium lathyroides), but it is likely that there are other major alternative hosts for the virus in temperate regions of Australia. The experimental host range of PBMYV included the Fabaceae hosts chickpea (Cicer arietinum), faba bean (Vicia faba), pea (Pisum sativum), and phasey bean, but transmissions failed to infect several other members of the families Asteraceae, Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae and Solanaceae. PBMYV was commonly found in grain legume crops in eastern and western Australia, sometimes at greater than 90% incidence. This new knowledge about PBMYV warrants further assessments of its economic impact on important grain legume crops.
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- Murray Sharman
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia.
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- Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia
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- Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Agriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, 110 Natimuk Road, Horsham, VIC, 3400, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Industry and Economic Development, 3 Baron-Hay Court, Kensington, WA, 6151, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, DPIRD Diagnostic Laboratory Services, South Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Agriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, 110 Natimuk Road, Horsham, VIC, 3400, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, New Town, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, New Town, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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Kato M, Harding R, Dale J, Dugdale B. Localization of Tobacco Yellow Dwarf Virus Replication Using the In Plant Activation (INPACT) Expression Platform. Viruses 2020; 12:E688. [PMID: 32604765 PMCID: PMC7354463 DOI: 10.3390/v12060688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Geminiviruses and their diseases are a considerable economic threat to a vast number of crops worldwide. Investigating how and where these viruses replicate and accumulate in their hosts may lead to novel molecular resistance strategies. In this study, we used the Rep-inducible In Plant Activation (INPACT) expression platform, based on the genome of tobacco yellow dwarf virus (TYDV), to determine where this model mastrevirus replicates in its host tobacco. By developing an infectious clone of TYDV and optimizing its delivery by agroinfiltration, we first established an efficient artificial infection process. When delivered into transgenic tobacco plants containing a TYDV-based INPACT cassette encoding the β-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter, we showed the virus activates GUS expression. Histology revealed that reporter gene expression was limited to phloem-associated cell types suggesting TYDV replication has a restricted tissue tropism.
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia; (M.K.); (R.H.); (J.D.)
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Fontenele RS, Salywon AM, Majure LC, Cobb IN, Bhaskara A, Avalos-Calleros JA, Argüello-Astorga GR, Schmidlin K, Khalifeh A, Smith K, Schreck J, Lund MC, Köhler M, Wojciechowski MF, Hodgson WC, Puente-Martinez R, Van Doorslaer K, Kumari S, Vernière C, Filloux D, Roumagnac P, Lefeuvre P, Ribeiro SG, Kraberger S, Martin DP, Varsani A. A Novel Divergent Geminivirus Identified in Asymptomatic New World Cactaceae Plants. Viruses 2020; 12:E398. [PMID: 32260283 PMCID: PMC7232249 DOI: 10.3390/v12040398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cactaceae comprise a diverse and iconic group of flowering plants which are almost exclusively indigenous to the New World. The wide variety of growth forms found amongst the cacti have led to the trafficking of many species throughout the world as ornamentals. Despite the evolution and physiological properties of these plants having been extensively studied, little research has focused on cactus-associated viral communities. While only single-stranded RNA viruses had ever been reported in cacti, here we report the discovery of cactus-infecting single-stranded DNA viruses. These viruses all apparently belong to a single divergent species of the family Geminiviridae and have been tentatively named Opuntia virus 1 (OpV1). A total of 79 apparently complete OpV1 genomes were recovered from 31 different cactus plants (belonging to 20 different cactus species from both the Cactoideae and Opuntioideae clades) and from nine cactus-feeding cochineal insects (Dactylopius sp.) sampled in the USA and Mexico. These 79 OpV1 genomes all share > 78.4% nucleotide identity with one another and < 64.9% identity with previously characterized geminiviruses. Collectively, the OpV1 genomes display evidence of frequent recombination, with some genomes displaying up to five recombinant regions. In one case, recombinant regions span ~40% of the genome. We demonstrate that an infectious clone of an OpV1 genome can replicate in Nicotiana benthamiana and Opuntia microdasys. In addition to expanding the inventory of viruses that are known to infect cacti, the OpV1 group is so distantly related to other known geminiviruses that it likely represents a new geminivirus genus. It remains to be determined whether, like its cactus hosts, its geographical distribution spans the globe.
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- Rafaela S. Fontenele
- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; (R.S.F.); (I.N.C.); (A.B.); (K.S.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (J.S.); (M.C.L.); (S.K.)
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA;
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- Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA; (A.M.S.); (L.C.M.); (W.C.H.); (R.P.-M.)
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- Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA; (A.M.S.); (L.C.M.); (W.C.H.); (R.P.-M.)
- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; (R.S.F.); (I.N.C.); (A.B.); (K.S.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (J.S.); (M.C.L.); (S.K.)
- The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; (R.S.F.); (I.N.C.); (A.B.); (K.S.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (J.S.); (M.C.L.); (S.K.)
- Center for Research in Engineering, Science and Technology, Paradise Valley High School, 3950 E Bell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85032, USA
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- División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, A.C., Camino a la Presa de San José 2055, Lomas 4ta Secc, San Luis Potosi 78216, S.L.P., Mexico; (J.A.A.-C.); (G.R.A.-A.)
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- División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, A.C., Camino a la Presa de San José 2055, Lomas 4ta Secc, San Luis Potosi 78216, S.L.P., Mexico; (J.A.A.-C.); (G.R.A.-A.)
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; (R.S.F.); (I.N.C.); (A.B.); (K.S.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (J.S.); (M.C.L.); (S.K.)
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA;
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; (R.S.F.); (I.N.C.); (A.B.); (K.S.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (J.S.); (M.C.L.); (S.K.)
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA;
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; (R.S.F.); (I.N.C.); (A.B.); (K.S.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (J.S.); (M.C.L.); (S.K.)
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA;
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; (R.S.F.); (I.N.C.); (A.B.); (K.S.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (J.S.); (M.C.L.); (S.K.)
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA;
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; (R.S.F.); (I.N.C.); (A.B.); (K.S.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (J.S.); (M.C.L.); (S.K.)
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA;
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- Departamento de BotânicaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 91501970, Brazil;
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- Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA; (A.M.S.); (L.C.M.); (W.C.H.); (R.P.-M.)
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- Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA; (A.M.S.); (L.C.M.); (W.C.H.); (R.P.-M.)
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Department of Immunobiology, BIO5 Institute, and UA Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;
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- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Terbol Station, Beqa’a, Zahle, Lebanon;
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- CIRAD, BGPI, 34398 Montpellier, France; (C.V.); (D.F.); (P.R.)
- BGPI, INRAE, CIRAD, SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, 34398 Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, BGPI, 34398 Montpellier, France; (C.V.); (D.F.); (P.R.)
- BGPI, INRAE, CIRAD, SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, 34398 Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, BGPI, 34398 Montpellier, France; (C.V.); (D.F.); (P.R.)
- BGPI, INRAE, CIRAD, SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, 34398 Montpellier, France
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, CEP 70770-917, Brazil;
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; (R.S.F.); (I.N.C.); (A.B.); (K.S.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (J.S.); (M.C.L.); (S.K.)
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- Computational Biology Division, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa;
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; (R.S.F.); (I.N.C.); (A.B.); (K.S.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (J.S.); (M.C.L.); (S.K.)
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA;
- Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Structural Biology Research Unit, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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Samarfard S, McTaggart AR, Sharman M, Bejerman NE, Dietzgen RG. Viromes of Ten Alfalfa Plants in Australia Reveal Diverse Known Viruses and a Novel RNA Virus. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9030214. [PMID: 32183134 PMCID: PMC7157637 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9030214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Alfalfa plants in the field can display a range of virus-like symptoms, especially when grown over many years for seed production. Most known alfalfa viruses have RNA genomes, some of which can be detected using diagnostic assays, but many viruses of alfalfa are not well characterized. This study aims to identify the RNA and DNA virus complexes associated with alfalfa plants in Australia. To maximize the detection of RNA viruses, we purified double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) for high throughput sequencing and characterized the viromes of ten alfalfa samples that showed diverse virus-like symptoms. Using Illumina sequencing of tagged cDNA libraries from immune-captured dsRNA, we identified sequences of the single-stranded RNA viruses, alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV), bean leafroll virus, a new emaravirus tentatively named alfalfa ringspot-associated virus, and persistent dsRNA viruses belonging to the families Amalgaviridae and Partitiviridae. Furthermore, rolling circle amplification and restriction enzyme digestion revealed the complete genome of chickpea chlorosis Australia virus, a mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae) previously reported only from chickpea and French bean that was 97% identical to the chickpea isolate. The sequence data also enabled the assembly of the first complete genome (RNAs 1–3) of an Australian AMV isolate from alfalfa.
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- Samira Samarfard
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia;
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland 4102, Australia;
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland 4102, Australia;
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- Instituto de Patología Vegetal–Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias–Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (IPAVE-CIAP-INTA), Córdoba 5020, Argentina;
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Unidad de Fitopatología y Modelización Agrícola, Córdoba 5020, Argentina
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-7-334-66503
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Complete Genome Sequence of a New Chickpea Chlorotic Dwarf Virus Strain Isolated from Tomato in Kenya, Obtained from Illumina Sequencing. Microbiol Resour Announc 2020; 9:9/5/e01344-19. [PMID: 32001561 PMCID: PMC6992865 DOI: 10.1128/mra.01344-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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High-throughput sequence analysis revealed the complete genome sequence of a novel, hitherto uncharacterized strain of Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV) from tomato plants in Kenya. The sequence shared its highest nucleotide similarity (88.7%) with two CpCDV isolates from Burkina Faso. High-throughput sequence analysis revealed the complete genome sequence of a novel, hitherto uncharacterized strain of Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV) from tomato plants in Kenya. The sequence shared its highest nucleotide similarity (88.7%) with two CpCDV isolates from Burkina Faso.
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Complete Genome Sequence of a New Mastrevirus, Chickpea Redleaf Virus 2, from Australia. Microbiol Resour Announc 2019; 8:8/36/e00602-19. [PMID: 31488527 PMCID: PMC6728637 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00602-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We present here the complete genome sequence of a novel mastrevirus isolated from
Cicer arietinum
(chickpea) from Australia. We propose the name chickpea redleaf virus 2.
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Hameed U, Zia-Ur-Rehman M, Ali SA, Haider MS, Brown JK. Invasion of previously unreported dicot plant hosts by chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus in Pakistan. Virusdisease 2019; 30:95-100. [DOI: 10.1007/s13337-018-0454-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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Kanakala S, Kuria P. Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus: An Emerging Monopartite Dicot Infecting Mastrevirus. Viruses 2018; 11:E5. [PMID: 30577666 PMCID: PMC6357115 DOI: 10.3390/v11010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Chickpea stunt disease (CSD), caused by Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV) is a threat to chickpea production leading to yield losses of 75⁻95%. Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus is a monopartite, single-stranded circular DNA virus in the genus Mastrevirus and family Geminiviridae. It is transmitted by Orosius albicinctus in a circulative (persistent) and nonpropagative manner. Symptoms of CSD include very small leaves, intense discoloration (yellowing (kabuli type) and reddening (desi type)), and bushy stunted appearance of the plant. Presently, CpCDVs occurs in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East, causing extensive losses on economically important crops in in the families Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Amaranthaceae, Brassicaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Caricaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Leguminosae, Malvaceae, Pedaliaceae, and Solanaceae. High frequency of recombinations has played a significant role in the wide host range, diversification, and rapid evolution of CpCDVs. This review highlights the extensive research on the CpCDV genome diversity, host range, plant⁻virus⁻insect interactions, and RNA interference-based resistance of CpCDV, providing new insights into the host adaptation and virus evolution.
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- Surapathrudu Kanakala
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.
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Discovery of Four Novel Circular Single-Stranded DNA Viruses in Fungus-Farming Termites. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2018; 6:6/17/e00318-18. [PMID: 29700152 PMCID: PMC5920188 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00318-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Here, we describe four novel circular single-stranded DNA viruses discovered in fungus-farming termites (Odontotermes sp.). The viruses, named termite-associated circular virus 1 (TaCV-1) through TaCV-4, are most similar to members of the family Genomoviridae and were widely detected in African termite mounds.
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Leonetti P, Accotto GP, Hanafy MS, Pantaleo V. Viruses and Phytoparasitic Nematodes of Cicer arietinum L.: Biotechnological Approaches in Interaction Studies and for Sustainable Control. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:319. [PMID: 29599788 PMCID: PMC5862823 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cicer arietinum L. (chickpea) is the world's fourth most widely grown pulse. Chickpea seeds are a primary source of dietary protein for humans, and chickpea cultivation contributes to biological nitrogen fixation in the soil, given its symbiotic relationship with rhizobia. Therefore, chickpea cultivation plays a pivotal role in innovative sustainable models of agro-ecosystems inserted in crop rotation in arid and semi-arid environments for soil improvement and the reduction of chemical inputs. Indeed, the arid and semi-arid tropical zones of Africa and Asia have been primary areas of cultivation and diversification. Yet, nowadays, chickpea is gaining prominence in Canada, Australia, and South America where it constitutes a main ingredient in vegetarian and vegan diets. Viruses and plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) have been considered to be of minor and local impact in primary areas of cultivation. However, the introduction of chickpea in new environments exposes the crop to these biotic stresses, compromising its yields. The adoption of high-throughput genomic technologies, including genome and transcriptome sequencing projects by the chickpea research community, has provided major insights into genome evolution as well as genomic architecture and domestication. This review summarizes the major viruses and PPNs that affect chickpea cultivation worldwide. We also present an overview of the current state of chickpea genomics. Accordingly, we explore the opportunities that genomics, post-genomics and novel editing biotechnologies are offering in order to understand chickpea diseases and stress tolerance and to design innovative control strategies.
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- Paola Leonetti
- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Research Unit of Bari, National Research Council, Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Research Unit of Turin, National Research Council, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Research Unit of Bari, National Research Council, Bari, Italy
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Zaagueri T, Miozzi L, Mnari-Hattab M, Noris E, Accotto GP, Vaira AM. Deep Sequencing Data and Infectivity Assays Indicate that Chickpea Chlorotic Dwarf Virus is the Etiological Agent of the "Hard Fruit Syndrome" of Watermelon. Viruses 2017; 9:E311. [PMID: 29068372 PMCID: PMC5707518 DOI: 10.3390/v9110311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV), a polyphagous mastrevirus, family Geminiviridae, has been recently linked to the onset of the "hard fruit syndrome" of watermelon, first described in Tunisia, that makes fruits unmarketable due to the presence of white hard portions in the flesh, chlorotic mottling on the rind, and an unpleasant taste. To investigate the etiological agent of this disease, total RNA extracted from symptomatic watermelon fruits was subjected to small RNA sequencing through next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques. Data obtained showed the presence of CpCDV and two other viral species. However, following validation through polymerase chain reaction (PCR), CpCDV was the only viral species consistently detected in all samples. Watermelon seedlings were then challenged by an agroinfectious CpCDV clone; several plants proved to be CpCDV-infected, and were able to produce fruits. CpCDV infected and replicated in watermelon fruits and leaves, leading to abnormality in fruits and in seed production, similar to those described in field. These results indicate that CpCDV is the etiological agent of the "hard fruit syndrome" of watermelon.
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- Takoua Zaagueri
- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Appliquée à l'Agriculture, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie (INRAT), Université de Carthage, El Rue Hedi Karray Menzah, 1004 Tunis, Tunisia.
- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), CNR, 10135 Turin, Italy.
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), CNR, 10135 Turin, Italy.
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Appliquée à l'Agriculture, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie (INRAT), Université de Carthage, El Rue Hedi Karray Menzah, 1004 Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), CNR, 10135 Turin, Italy.
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), CNR, 10135 Turin, Italy.
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), CNR, 10135 Turin, Italy.
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Kraberger S, Saumtally S, Pande D, Khoodoo MHR, Dhayan S, Dookun-Saumtally A, Shepherd DN, Hartnady P, Atkinson R, Lakay FM, Hanson B, Redhi D, Monjane AL, Windram OP, Walters M, Oluwafemi S, Michel-Lett J, Lefeuvre P, Martin DP, Varsani A. Molecular diversity, geographic distribution and host range of monocot-infecting mastreviruses in Africa and surrounding islands. Virus Res 2017; 238:171-178. [PMID: 28687345 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/01/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Maize streak virus (MSV), an important pathogen of maize in Africa, is the most extensively studied member of the Mastrevirus genus in the family Geminiviridae. Comparatively little is known about other monocot-infecting African mastreviruses, most of which infect uncultivated grasses. Here we determine the complete sequences of 134 full African mastrevirus genomes from predominantly uncultivated Poaceae species. Based on established taxonomic guidelines for the genus Mastrevirus, these genomes could be classified as belonging to the species Maize streak virus, Eragrostis minor streak virus, Maize streak Reunion virus, Panicum streak virus, Sugarcane streak Reunion virus and Sugarcane streak virus. Together with all other publicly available African monocot-infecting mastreviruses, the 134 new isolates extend the known geographical distributions of many of these species, including MSV which we found infecting Digitaria sp. on the island of Grand Canaria: the first definitive discovery of any African monocot-infecting mastreviruses north-west of the Saharan desert. These new isolates also extend the known host ranges of both African mastrevirus species and the strains within these. Most notable was the discovery of MSV-C isolates infecting maize which suggests that this MSV strain, which had previously only ever been found infecting uncultivated species, may be in the process of becoming adapted to this important staple crop.
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- Simona Kraberger
- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Life sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5001, USA; School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- Mauritius Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Réduit, Mauritius
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- Department of Botany, Maseno University, P.O. Box 333, Maseno, Kenya; Department of Biological and Biomedical Science and Technology, Laikipia University, P.O. Box 1100-20300, Nyahururu, Kenya
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- Mauritius Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Réduit, Mauritius
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Immunology, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Pb 750 Sentrum, N-0106 Oslo, Norway
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- Grand Challenges in Ecosystems & the Environment, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Buckhurst Road, SL5 7PY Ascot, Berks, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- Department of Crop Production, Soil and Environmental Management, Bowen University, P.M.B. 284, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria
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- CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, Pôle de Protection des Plantes, 7 Chemin de l'IRAT, 97410 Saint-Pierre, Ile de La Réunion, France
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- CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, Pôle de Protection des Plantes, 7 Chemin de l'IRAT, 97410 Saint-Pierre, Ile de La Réunion, France
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa.
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Life sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5001, USA; School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand; Structural Biology Research Unit, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Heydarnejad J, Kamali M, Massumi H, Kvarnheden A, Male MF, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Martin DP, Varsani A. Identification of a Nanovirus-Alphasatellite Complex in Sophora alopecuroides. Virus Res 2017; 235:24-32. [PMID: 28396284 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Viruses in the genus Nanovirus of the family Nanoviridae generally have eight individually encapsidated circular genome components and have been predominantly found infecting Fabaceae plants in Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia. For over a decade Sophora alopecuroides L. (Fabaceae) plants have been observed across Iran displaying dwarfing, yellowing, stunted leaves and yellow vein banding. Using a high-throughput sequencing approach, sequences were identified within one such plant that had similarities to nanovirus genome components. From this plant, the nanovirus-like molecules DNA-R (n=4), DNA-C (n=2), DNA-S (n=1), DNA-M (n=1), DNA-N (n=1), DNA-U1 (n=1), DNA-U2 (n=1) and DNA-U4 (n=1) were amplified, cloned and sequenced. Other than for the DNA-R, these components share less than 71% identity with those of other known nanoviruses. The four DNA-R molecules were highly diverse, sharing only 65-71% identity with each other and 64-86% identity with those of other nanoviruses. In the S. alopecuroides plant 14 molecules sharing 57.7-84.6% identity with previously determined sequences of nanovirus-associated alphasatellites were also identified. Given the research activity in the nanovirus field during the last five years coupled with high-throughput sequence technologies, many more diverse nanoviruses and nanovirus-associated satellites are likely to be identified.
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- Jahangir Heydarnejad
- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Linnean Center of Plant Biology in Uppsala, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7080, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; Structural Biology Research Unit, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa; The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5001, USA.
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New strains of chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus discovered on diseased papaya and tomato plants in Burkina Faso. Arch Virol 2017; 162:1791-1794. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3262-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Perry KL, McLane H, Hyder MZ, Dangl GS, Thompson JR, Fuchs MF. Grapevine red blotch-associated virus is Present in Free-Living Vitis spp. Proximal to Cultivated Grapevines. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 106:663-70. [PMID: 26960112 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-01-16-0035-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Red blotch is an emerging disease of grapevine associated with grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV). The virus spreads with infected planting stocks but no vector of epidemiological significance has been conclusively identified. A vineyard block of red-blotch-affected Vitis vinifera 'Cabernet franc' clone 214 was observed in California, with a clustering of infected, symptomatic vines focused along one edge of the field proximal to a riparian habitat with free-living Vitis spp. No genetic heterogeneity was observed in a 587-nucleotide region of the GRBaV genome in a population of 44 Cabernet franc clone 214 isolates. By contrast, genetic differences were observed in isolates from other cultivars and clones growing in adjacent blocks. GRBaV was confirmed infecting four free-living vines, two of which were shown to be V. californica × V. vinifera hybrids. The genomes of three free-living GRBaV vine isolates and seven from V. vinifera cultivars were compared; free-living vine isolates were shown to be more similar to each other and a 'Merlot' isolate than to the other cultivated vine isolates. The finding that GRBaV is present in free-living Vitis spp. indicates the virus can be spread by natural (nonhuman-mediated) means, and we hypothesize that in-field spread of GRBaV is occurring.
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- Keith L Perry
- First, second, third, and fifth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, 334 Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; fourth author: Foundation Plant Services, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis 95616; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456
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- First, second, third, and fifth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, 334 Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; fourth author: Foundation Plant Services, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis 95616; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456
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- First, second, third, and fifth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, 334 Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; fourth author: Foundation Plant Services, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis 95616; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456
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- First, second, third, and fifth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, 334 Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; fourth author: Foundation Plant Services, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis 95616; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456
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- First, second, third, and fifth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, 334 Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; fourth author: Foundation Plant Services, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis 95616; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456
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- First, second, third, and fifth authors: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, 334 Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; fourth author: Foundation Plant Services, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis 95616; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456
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Diverse circular replication-associated protein encoding viruses circulating in invertebrates within a lake ecosystem. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 39:304-316. [PMID: 26873065 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Revised: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Over the last five years next-generation sequencing has become a cost effective and efficient method for identifying known and unknown microorganisms. Access to this technique has dramatically changed the field of virology, enabling a wide range of environmental viral metagenome studies to be undertaken of organisms and environmental samples from polar to tropical regions. These studies have led to the discovery of hundreds of highly divergent single stranded DNA (ssDNA) virus-like sequences encoding replication-associated proteins. Yet, few studies have explored how viruses might be shared in an ecosystem through feeding relationships. Here we identify 169 circular molecules (160 CRESS DNA molecules, nine circular molecules) recovered from a New Zealand freshwater lake, that we have tentatively classified into 51 putatively novel species and five previously described species (DflaCV-3, -5, -6, -8, -10). The CRESS DNA viruses identified in this study were recovered from molluscs (Echyridella menzeisii, Musculium novaezelandiae, Potamopyrgus antipodarum and Physella acuta) and insect larvae (Procordulia grayi, Xanthocnemis zealandica, and Chironomus zealandicus) collected from Lake Sarah, as well as from the lake water and benthic sediments. Extensive diversity was observed across most CRESS DNA molecules recovered. The putative capsid protein of one viral species was found to be most similar to those of members of the Tombusviridae family, thus expanding the number of known RNA-DNA hybrid viruses in nature. We noted a strong association between the CRESS DNA viruses and circular molecules identified in the water and browser organisms (C. zealandicus, P. antipodarum and P. acuta), and between water sediments and undefended prey species (C. zealandicus). However, we were unable to find any significant correlation of viral assemblages to the potential feeding relationships of the host aquatic invertebrates.
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Identification and in silico characterisation of defective molecules associated with isolates of banana bunchy top virus. Arch Virol 2016; 161:1019-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-015-2736-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hema M, Sreenivasulu P, Patil BL, Kumar PL, Reddy DVR. Tropical food legumes: virus diseases of economic importance and their control. Adv Virus Res 2015; 90:431-505. [PMID: 25410108 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801246-8.00009-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Diverse array of food legume crops (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae) have been adopted worldwide for their protein-rich seed. Choice of legumes and their importance vary in different parts of the world. The economically important legumes are severely affected by a range of virus diseases causing significant economic losses due to reduction in grain production, poor quality seed, and costs incurred in phytosanitation and disease control. The majority of the viruses infecting legumes are vectored by insects, and several of them are also seed transmitted, thus assuming importance in the quarantine and in the epidemiology. This review is focused on the economically important viruses of soybean, groundnut, common bean, cowpea, pigeonpea, mungbean, urdbean, chickpea, pea, faba bean, and lentil and begomovirus diseases of three minor tropical food legumes (hyacinth bean, horse gram, and lima bean). Aspects included are geographic distribution, impact on crop growth and yields, virus characteristics, diagnosis of causal viruses, disease epidemiology, and options for control. Effectiveness of selection and planting with virus-free seed, phytosanitation, manipulation of crop cultural and agronomic practices, control of virus vectors and host plant resistance, and potential of transgenic resistance for legume virus disease control are discussed.
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- Masarapu Hema
- Department of Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India
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- Formerly Professor of Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India
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- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Formerly Principal Virologist, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India.
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Fahmy IF, Taha O, El-Ashry AN. First genome analysis and molecular characterization of Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus Egyptian isolate infecting squash. Virusdisease 2015; 26:33-41. [PMID: 26436119 PMCID: PMC4585055 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-014-0246-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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This study aims to identifying and characterizing some molecular properties of geminiviruses co-infection in squash field crop cultivated in Egypt. Squash crops observed to be heavily infected with several insect vectors, also severe chlorosis and stunting was observed. Electron microscopic analysis has revealed geminate capsid particles which indicate the infection of Geminiviruses, especially SqLCV which represent an economic problem to squash filed crop in Egypt. We have investigated possible mixed infections with different plant viruses associated with chlorotic stunt diseases and or other genus groups of geminiviruses. The main objective of this study is to investigate the recombination events, possible recombinants and variants among these genera in the same family differing in vector transmission. This is the first report of the molecular characterization, phylogenetic analysis and putative recombination events of the full length genome of the Chickpea Chlorotic Dwarf Mastrevirus in Egypt. And the first report of co-infection with another begomovirus infecting squash plants. A full length clone of both viruses were isolated and characterized at the molecular level. The complete nucleotide sequence of DNA-A was determined (2,572 bp) and submitted to the genbank under accession no. KF692356. The isolate from Egypt has about 97.8 % homology with the Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV) isolate from Syria DNA-A isolate FR687959, a 83.2 % homology with the Sudan isolate AM933134 and a 82.7 % homology with Pakistan isolate FR687960. To best of our knowledge this is the first report of complete genome of CpCDV that infect squash plants in Egypt and worldwide.
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- Inas Farouk Fahmy
- />Phytopathogen Vector Interaction Lab, Department of Microbiology, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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- />Phytopathogen Vector Interaction Lab, Department of Microbiology, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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- />Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Institute fuer Nutzpflanzenwissenschaften und Ressourcen Schutz, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Sharma SK, Vignesh Kumar P, Geetanjali AS, Pun KB, Baranwal VK. Subpopulation level variation of banana streak viruses in India and common evolution of banana and sugarcane badnaviruses. Virus Genes 2015; 50:450-65. [PMID: 25672291 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-015-1179-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Genome sequences of three episomal Banana streak MY virus (BSMYV) isolates sampled from triploid banana hybrids (Chini Champa: AAB; Malbhog: AAB and Monthan: ABB), grown in North-East and South India are reported in this study by sequence-independent improved rolling circle amplification (RCA). RCA coupled with restriction fragment length polymorphism revealed diverse restriction profiles of five BSMYV isolates. Nucleotide substitution rates of BSMYV subpopulation and Banana streak OL virus subpopulation was 7.13 × 10(-3) to 1.59 × 10(-2) and 2.65 × 10(-3) to 5.49 × 10(-3), respectively, for the different coding regions. Analysis of the genetic diversity of banana and sugarcane badnaviruses revealed a total of 32 unique recombination events among banana and sugarcane badnaviruses (inter BSV-SCBV), in addition to the extensive recombination with in banana streak viruses and sugarcane bacilliform viruses (intra-BSV and intra-SCBV). Many unique fragments were shown to contain similar ruminant sequence fragments which indicated the possibility that the two groups of badnaviruses or their ancestors to colonise same host before making the host shift. The distribution of recombination events, hot-spots (intergenic region and C-terminal of ORF3) as well as cold-spots (distributed in ORF3) displayed the mirroring of recombination traces in both group of badnaviruses. These results support the hypothesis of relatedness of banana and sugarcane badnaviruses and the host and geographical shifts that followed the fixation of the species complex appear to be a recent event.
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- Susheel Kumar Sharma
- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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Kraberger S, Argüello-Astorga GR, Greenfield LG, Galilee C, Law D, Martin DP, Varsani A. Characterisation of a diverse range of circular replication-associated protein encoding DNA viruses recovered from a sewage treatment oxidation pond. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2015; 31:73-86. [PMID: 25583447 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Our knowledge of circular replication-associated protein encoding single-stranded (CRESS) DNA virus diversity has increased dramatically in recent years, largely due to advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies. These viruses are apparently major virome components in most terrestrial and aquatic environments and it is therefore of interest to determine their diversity at the interfaces between these environments. Treated sewage water is a particularly interesting interface between terrestrial and aquatic viromes in that it is directly pumped into waterways and is likely to contain virus populations that have been strongly impacted by humans. We used a combination of high-throughput sequencing, full genome PCR amplification, cloning and Sanger sequencing to investigate the diversity of CRESS DNA viruses present in a sewage oxidation pond. Using this approach, we recovered 50 putatively complete novel CRESS viral genomes (it remains possible that some are components of multipartite viral genomes) and 11 putatively sub-genome-length circular DNA molecules which may be either defective genomes or components of multipartite genomes. Thirteen of the genomes have bidirectional genome organisations and share similar conserved replication-associated protein (Rep) motifs to those of the gemycircularviruses: a group that in turn is most closely related to the geminiviruses. The remaining 37 viral genomes share very low degrees of Rep similarity to those of all other known CRESS DNA viruses. This number of highly divergent CRESS DNA virus genomes within a single sewage treatment pond further reinforces the notion that there likely exist hundreds of completely unknown genus/family level CRESS DNA virus groupings.
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- Simona Kraberger
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Camino a la Presa San José 2055, 78216 San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., Mexico
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- The Laboratories, Christchurch City Council, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; Electron Microscope Unit, Division of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Plant Pathology and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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Identification of an Australian-like dicot-infecting mastrevirus in Pakistan. Arch Virol 2014; 160:825-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-014-2299-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kraberger S, Kumari SG, Hamed AA, Gronenborn B, Thomas JE, Sharman M, Harkins GW, Muhire BM, Martin DP, Varsani A. Molecular diversity of Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus in Sudan: high rates of intra-species recombination - a driving force in the emergence of new strains. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2014; 29:203-15. [PMID: 25444941 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In Sudan Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV, genus Mastrevirus, family Geminiviridae) is an important pathogen of pulses that are grown both for local consumption, and for export. Although a few studies have characterised CpCDV genomes from countries in the Middle East, Africa and the Indian subcontinent, little is known about CpCDV diversity in any of the major chickpea production areas in these regions. Here we analyse the diversity of 146 CpCDV isolates characterised from pulses collected across the chickpea growing regions of Sudan. Although we find that seven of the twelve known CpCDV strains are present within the country, strain CpCDV-H alone accounted for ∼73% of the infections analysed. Additionally we identified four new strains (CpCDV-M, -N, -O and -P) and show that recombination has played a significant role in the diversification of CpCDV, at least in this region. Accounting for observed recombination events, we use the large amounts of data generated here to compare patterns of natural selection within protein coding regions of CpCDV and other dicot-infecting mastrevirus species.
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- Simona Kraberger
- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- Virology Laboratory, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Plant Pathology Research Program, Agricultural Research Corporation, P.O. Box 126, Wadmedani, Sudan
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- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Centre for Plant Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Ecoscience Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- South African National Bioinformatics Institute, SA Medical Research Unit for Bioinformatics Capacity Development, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South Africa
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; Electron Microscope Unit, Division of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7700, South Africa; Department of Plant Pathology and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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Manzoor MT, Ilyas M, Shafiq M, Haider MS, Shahid AA, Briddon RW. A distinct strain of chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (genus Mastrevirus, family Geminiviridae) identified in cotton plants affected by leaf curl disease. Arch Virol 2013; 159:1217-21. [PMID: 24212888 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-013-1911-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 10/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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As part of a study to determine the diversity of whitefly-transmitted viruses (genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae) associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan, leaf samples from cotton plants showing typical leaf curl disease symptoms were collected in various locations of Punjab province. Sequence analysis of full-length virus clones (~2.7 kb) showed plants to be infected with the begomovirus cotton leaf curl Burewala virus, the only virus identified in cotton in the Punjab since 2001. Surprisingly, a second virus, the leafhopper-transmitted chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV) of the genus Mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae), was identified in a small number of plants. The sequences of four CpCDV isolates from cotton originating from geographically distinct areas in Punjab were obtained. Analysis of the sequences showed them to represent a distinct, newly identified strain of CpCDV with the highest levels of nucleotide sequence identity to isolates of CpCDV strains C and D that have been identified previously in Pakistan. CpCDV has not been identified previously in cotton. The significance of this finding is discussed.
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Geminiviruses are a family of plant viruses that cause economically important plant diseases worldwide. These viruses have circular single-stranded DNA genomes and four to eight genes that are expressed from both strands of the double-stranded DNA replicative intermediate. The transcription of these genes occurs under the control of two bidirectional promoters and one monodirectional promoter. The viral proteins function to facilitate virus replication, virus movement, the assembly of virus-specific nucleoprotein particles, vector transmission and to counteract plant host defence responses. Recent research findings have provided new insights into the structure and function of these proteins and have identified numerous host interacting partners. Most of the viral proteins have been shown to be multifunctional, participating in multiple events during the infection cycle and have, indeed, evolved coordinated interactions with host proteins to ensure a successful infection. Here, an up-to-date review of viral protein structure and function is presented, and some areas requiring further research are identified.
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- Vincent N Fondong
- Department of Biological Sciences, Delaware State University, 1200 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, USA.
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Kraberger S, Harkins GW, Kumari SG, Thomas JE, Schwinghamer MW, Sharman M, Collings DA, Briddon RW, Martin DP, Varsani A. Evidence that dicot-infecting mastreviruses are particularly prone to inter-species recombination and have likely been circulating in Australia for longer than in Africa and the Middle East. Virology 2013; 444:282-91. [PMID: 23886492 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2013] [Revised: 06/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Viruses of the genus Mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae) are transmitted by leafhoppers and infect either mono- or dicotyledonous plants. Here we have determined the full length sequences of 49 dicot-infecting mastrevirus isolates sampled in Australia, Eritrea, India, Iran, Pakistan, Syria, Turkey and Yemen. Comprehensive analysis of all available dicot-infecting mastrevirus sequences showed the diversity of these viruses in Australia to be greater than in the rest of their known range, consistent with earlier studies, and that, in contrast with the situation in monocot-infecting mastreviruses, detected inter-species recombination events outnumbered intra-species recombination events. Consistent with Australia having the greatest diversity of known dicot-infecting mastreviruses phylogeographic analyses indicating the most plausible scheme for the spread of these viruses to their present locations, suggest that most recent common ancestor of these viruses is likely nearer Australia than it is to the other regions investigated.
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- Simona Kraberger
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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A genome-wide pairwise-identity-based proposal for the classification of viruses in the genus Mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae). Arch Virol 2013; 158:1411-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1601-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 12/01/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cardinale DJ, DeRosa K, Duffy S. Base composition and translational selection are insufficient to explain codon usage bias in plant viruses. Viruses 2013; 5:162-81. [PMID: 23322170 PMCID: PMC3564115 DOI: 10.3390/v5010162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Revised: 01/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Viral codon usage bias may be the product of a number of synergistic or antagonistic factors, including genomic nucleotide composition, translational selection, genomic architecture, and mutational or repair biases. Most studies of viral codon bias evaluate only the relative importance of genomic base composition and translational selection, ignoring other possible factors. We analyzed the codon preferences of ssRNA (luteoviruses and potyviruses) and ssDNA (geminiviruses) plant viruses that infect translationally distinct monocot and dicot hosts. We found that neither genomic base composition nor translational selection satisfactorily explains their codon usage biases. Furthermore, we observed a strong relationship between the codon preferences of viruses in the same family or genus, regardless of host or genomic nucleotide content. Our results suggest that analyzing codon bias as either due to base composition or translational selection is a false dichotomy that obscures the role of other factors. Constraints such as genomic architecture and secondary structure can and do influence codon usage in plant viruses, and likely in viruses of other hosts.
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- Daniel J Cardinale
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
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Rosario K, Padilla-Rodriguez M, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Martin DP, Breitbart M, Varsani A. Discovery of a novel mastrevirus and alphasatellite-like circular DNA in dragonflies (Epiprocta) from Puerto Rico. Virus Res 2013; 171:231-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2012.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 10/14/2012] [Accepted: 10/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kraberger S, Thomas JE, Geering AD, Dayaram A, Stainton D, Hadfield J, Walters M, Parmenter KS, van Brunschot S, Collings DA, Martin DP, Varsani A. Australian monocot-infecting mastrevirus diversity rivals that in Africa. Virus Res 2012; 169:127-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2012.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Revised: 07/14/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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