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Temple C, Blouin AG, Boezen D, Botermans M, Durant L, De Jonghe K, de Koning P, Goedefroit T, Minet L, Steyer S, Verdin E, Zwart M, Massart S. Biological Characterization of Physostegia Chlorotic Mottle Virus, an Emergent Virus Infecting Vegetables in Diversified Production Systems. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2024; 114:1680-1688. [PMID: 38648112 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-06-23-0194-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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In 2014, Physostegia chlorotic mottle virus (PhCMoV) was discovered in Austria in Physostegia virginiana. Subsequent collaborative efforts established a link between the virus and severe fruit symptoms on important crops such as tomato, eggplant, and cucumber across nine European countries. Thereafter, specific knowledge gaps, which are crucial to assess the risks PhCMoV can pose for production and how to manage it, needed to be addressed. In this study, the transmission, prevalence, and disease severity of PhCMoV were examined. This investigation led to the identification of PhCMoV presence in a new country, Switzerland. Furthermore, our research indicates that the virus was already present in Europe 30 years ago. Bioassays demonstrated PhCMoV can result in up to 100% tomato yield losses depending on the phenological stage of the plant at the time of infection. PhCMoV was found to naturally infect 12 new host plant species across eight families, extending its host range to 21 plant species across 15 plant families. The study also identified a polyphagous leafhopper (genus Anaceratagallia) as a natural vector of PhCMoV. Overall, PhCMoV was widespread in small-scale diversified vegetable farms in Belgium where tomato is grown in soil under tunnels, occurring in approximately one-third of such farms. However, outbreaks were sporadic and were associated at least once with the cultivation in tomato tunnels of perennial plants that can serve as a reservoir host for the virus and its vector. To further explore this phenomenon and manage the virus, studying the ecology of the vector would be beneficial.
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- Coline Temple
- Plant Pathology Laboratory, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Plant Protection Department, Agroscope, 1260, Nyon, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute for Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), P.O. Box 50, Wageningen, 6700 AB, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive plants and Plant health, Netherlands Food and Product Safety Authority, Wageningen, P.O. Box 9102, 6700 HC Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Plant Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Merelbeke, 9820, Belgium
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- Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive plants and Plant health, Netherlands Food and Product Safety Authority, Wageningen, P.O. Box 9102, 6700 HC Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Merelbeke, 9820, Belgium
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- Hortiforum asbl/Centre Technique Horticole de Gembloux, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Crops and Forest Health Unit, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Gembloux, Belgium
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- Unité de Pathologie Végétale, Institut National de Recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (INRAE), Avignon, 84000, France
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute for Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), P.O. Box 50, Wageningen, 6700 AB, The Netherlands
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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González-Pérez E, Chiquito-Almanza E, Villalobos-Reyes S, Canul-Ku J, Anaya-López JL. Diagnosis and Characterization of Plant Viruses Using HTS to Support Virus Management and Tomato Breeding. Viruses 2024; 16:888. [PMID: 38932180 PMCID: PMC11209215 DOI: 10.3390/v16060888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Viral diseases pose a significant threat to tomato crops (Solanum lycopersicum L.), one of the world's most economically important vegetable crops. The limited genetic diversity of cultivated tomatoes contributes to their high susceptibility to viral infections. To address this challenge, tomato breeding programs must harness the genetic resources found in native populations and wild relatives. Breeding efforts may aim to develop broad-spectrum resistance against the virome. To identify the viruses naturally infecting 19 advanced lines, derived from native tomatoes, high-throughput sequencing (HTS) of small RNAs and confirmation with PCR and RT-PCR were used. Single and mixed infections with tomato mosaic virus (ToMV), tomato golden mosaic virus (ToGMoV), and pepper huasteco yellow vein virus (PHYVV) were detected. The complete consensus genomes of three variants of Mexican ToMV isolates were reconstructed, potentially forming a new ToMV clade with a distinct 3' UTR. The absence of reported mutations associated with resistance-breaking to ToMV suggests that the Tm-1, Tm-2, and Tm-22 genes could theoretically be used to confer resistance. However, the high mutation rates and a 63 nucleotide insertion in the 3' UTR, as well as amino acid mutations in the ORFs encoding 126 KDa, 183 KDa, and MP of Mexican ToMV isolates, suggest that it is necessary to evaluate the capacity of these variants to overcome Tm-1, Tm-2, and Tm-22 resistance genes. This evaluation, along with the characterization of advanced lines using molecular markers linked to these resistant genes, will be addressed in future studies as part of the breeding strategy. This study emphasizes the importance of using HTS for accurate identification and characterization of plant viruses that naturally infect tomato germplasm based on the consensus genome sequences. This study provides crucial insights to select appropriate disease management strategies and resistance genes and guide breeding efforts toward the development of virus-resistant tomato varieties.
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Celaya, Guanajuato 38110, Mexico; (E.G.-P.); (S.V.-R.); (J.C.-K.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Celaya, Guanajuato 38110, Mexico; (E.G.-P.); (S.V.-R.); (J.C.-K.)
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Luigi M, Tiberini A, Taglienti A, Bertin S, Dragone I, Sybilska A, Tarchi F, Goggioli D, Lewandowski M, Simoni S, Faggioli F. Molecular Methods for the Simultaneous Detection of Tomato Fruit Blotch Virus and Identification of Tomato Russet Mite, a New Potential Virus-Vector System Threatening Solanaceous Crops Worldwide. Viruses 2024; 16:806. [PMID: 38793687 PMCID: PMC11126101 DOI: 10.3390/v16050806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Tomato fruit blotch virus (ToFBV) (Blunervirus solani, family Kitaviridae) was firstly identified in Italy in 2018 in tomato plants that showed the uneven, blotchy ripening and dimpling of fruits. Subsequent High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) analysis allowed ToFBV to be identified in samples collected in Australia, Brazil, and several European countries, and its presence in tomato crops was dated back to 2012. In 2023, the virus was found to be associated with two outbreaks in Italy and Belgium, and it was included in the EPPO Alert list as a potential new threat for tomato fruit production. Many epidemiologic features of ToFBV need to be still clarified, including transmission. Aculops lycopersici Massee (Acariformes: Eriophyoidea), the tomato russet mite (TRM), is a likely candidate vector, since high population densities were found in most of the ToFBV-infected tomato cultivations worldwide. Real-time RT-PCR tests for ToFBV detection and TRM identification were developed, also as a duplex assay. The optimized tests were then transferred to an RT-ddPCR assay and validated according to the EPPO Standard PM 7/98 (5). Such sensitive, reliable, and validated tests provide an important diagnostic tool in view of the probable threat posed by this virus-vector system to solanaceous crops worldwide and can contribute to epidemiological studies by simplifying the efficiency of research. To our knowledge, these are the first molecular methods developed for the simultaneous detection and identification of ToFBV and TRM.
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- Marta Luigi
- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Via C.G. Bertero 22, 00156 Rome, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Via C.G. Bertero 22, 00156 Rome, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Via C.G. Bertero 22, 00156 Rome, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Via C.G. Bertero 22, 00156 Rome, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Via C.G. Bertero 22, 00156 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Plant Protection, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska St. 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Via Lanciola 12/a, 50125 Firenze, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Via Lanciola 12/a, 50125 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Plant Protection, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska St. 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Via Lanciola 12/a, 50125 Firenze, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Via C.G. Bertero 22, 00156 Rome, Italy
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Belete MT, Kim SE, Gudeta WF, Igori D, Kwon JA, Lee SH, Moon JS. Deciphering the virome of Chunkung (Cnidium officinale) showing dwarfism-like symptoms via a high-throughput sequencing analysis. Virol J 2024; 21:86. [PMID: 38622686 PMCID: PMC11017662 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-024-02361-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Viruses have notable effects on agroecosystems, wherein they can adversely affect plant health and cause problems (e.g., increased biosecurity risks and economic losses). However, our knowledge of their diversity and interactions with specific host plants in ecosystems remains limited. To enhance our understanding of the roles that viruses play in agroecosystems, comprehensive analyses of the viromes of a wide range of plants are essential. High-throughput sequencing (HTS) techniques are useful for conducting impartial and unbiased investigations of plant viromes, ultimately forming a basis for generating further biological and ecological insights. This study was conducted to thoroughly characterize the viral community dynamics in individual plants. RESULTS An HTS-based virome analysis in conjunction with proximity sampling and a tripartite network analysis were performed to investigate the viral diversity in chunkung (Cnidium officinale) plants. We identified 61 distinct chunkung plant-associated viruses (27 DNA and 34 RNA viruses) from 21 known genera and 6 unclassified genera in 14 known viral families. Notably, 12 persistent viruses (7 DNA and 5 RNA viruses) were exclusive to dwarfed chunkung plants. The detection of viruses from the families Partitiviridae, Picobirnaviridae, and Spinareoviridae only in the dwarfed plants suggested that they may contribute to the observed dwarfism. The co-infection of chunkung by multiple viruses is indicative of a dynamic and interactive viral ecosystem with significant sequence variability and evidence of recombination. CONCLUSIONS We revealed the viral community involved in chunkung. Our findings suggest that chunkung serves as a significant reservoir for a variety of plant viruses. Moreover, the co-infection rate of individual plants was unexpectedly high. Future research will need to elucidate the mechanisms enabling several dozen viruses to co-exist in chunkung. Nevertheless, the important insights into the chunkung virome generated in this study may be relevant to developing effective plant viral disease management and control strategies.
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- Mesele Tilahun Belete
- Biosystem and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Plant System Engineering Research Center, Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Amhara Agricultural Research Institute, Plant Biotechnology Research Division, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Plant System Engineering Research Center, Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Biosystem and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Plant System Engineering Research Center, Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Plant System Engineering Research Center, Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biology, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Mongolian National University of Education, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Biosystem and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Plant System Engineering Research Center, Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Bioscience, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 98411, Republic of Korea.
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- Biosystem and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
- Plant System Engineering Research Center, Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Veerakone S, W Waite D, Delmiglio C, Kanchiraopally D, Kelly M, Khan S, Liefting L, T Lilly S, Perez-Egusquiza Z, Tang J, Yan J, Tomiczek L, Thompson JR. Detection, Characterization, and Distribution of the First Case of Pepino Mosaic Virus in Aotearoa New Zealand. PLANT DISEASE 2024; 108:291-295. [PMID: 37755419 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-23-0381-sc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L., family Solanaceae) represents one of the most economically valuable horticultural crops worldwide. Tomato production is affected by numerous emerging plant viruses. We identified, for the first time in New Zealand (NZ), Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) in greenhouse grown tomato crops using a combination of methods from electron microscopy and herbaceous indexing to RT-qPCR and high-throughput sequencing. Phylogenetic and genomic analysis of a near-complete PepMV genome determined that the detected strain belonged to the mild form of the CH2 lineage of the virus. Subsequently, a delimiting survey of PepMV was conducted, and PepMV was detected at four additional locations. PCR-derived sequences obtained from samples collected from different greenhouses and from herbaceous indicator plants were identical to the original sequence. Since PepMV has never been reported in NZ before, seed pathways are speculated to be the most likely source of entry into the country.
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- Stella Veerakone
- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Biosecurity Surveillance and Incursion Investigation, MPI, Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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Zhao X, Wu J, Ma Z, Shi Y, Fang Z, Wu J, Yang X, Zhou X. Development and application of monoclonal antibody-based dot-ELISA and colloidal gold immunochromatographic strip for rapid, specific, and sensitive detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus. J Virol Methods 2024; 323:114841. [PMID: 37939857 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging tobamovirus that has become a great concern to tomato production industry. Due to the lack of resistant cultivars, precise detection of ToBRFV is essential to prevent the spread of ToBRFV. In this study, we produced highly sensitive and specific monoclonal antibodies against ToBRFV and established dot-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (dot-ELISA) and colloidal gold immunochromatographic strip (CGICS)-based methods for ToBRFV detection. These two methods could specifically detect ToBRFV without cross-reaction with seven tested tobamoviruses and three frequently occurring tomato-infecting viruses. Sensitivity analysis showed that the limit of detection of the established dot-ELISA and CGICS methods reached up to 1:6400 and 1:10,000 (w/v, g/mL) dilution of ToBRFV-infected tomato tissue, respectively. Further analyses using field-collected tomato foliar and fruit samples showed that the results obtained by dot-ELISA and CGICS were consistent with those obtained by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The established methods here allow for specific, sensitive, and robust detection of ToBRFV, and will be helpful for precise monitoring and early warning of ToBRFV.
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- Xinru Zhao
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Jo Y, Choi H, Lee BC, Hong JS, Kim SM, Cho WK. Exploring Tomato Fruit Viromes through Transcriptome Data Analysis. Viruses 2023; 15:2139. [PMID: 38005817 PMCID: PMC10674750 DOI: 10.3390/v15112139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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This study delves into the complex landscape of viral infections in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) using available transcriptome data. We conducted a virome analysis, revealing 219 viral contigs linked to four distinct viruses: tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV), southern tomato virus (STV), tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), and cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). Among these, ToCV predominated in contig count, followed by STV, TYLCV, and CMV. A notable finding was the prevalence of coinfections, emphasizing the concurrent presence of multiple viruses in tomato plants. Despite generally low viral levels in fruit transcriptomes, STV emerged as the primary virus based on viral read count. We delved deeper into viral abundance and the contributions of RNA segments to replication. While initially focused on studying the impact of sound treatment on tomato fruit transcriptomes, the unexpected viral presence underscores the importance of considering viruses in plant research. Geographical variations in virome communities hint at potential forensic applications. Phylogenetic analysis provided insights into viral origins and genetic diversity, enhancing our understanding of the Korean tomato virome. In conclusion, this study advances our knowledge of the tomato virome, stressing the need for robust pest control in greenhouse-grown tomatoes and offering insights into virus management and crop protection.
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- Yeonhwa Jo
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea;
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- Plant Health Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea;
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- Crop Protection Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea;
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea;
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Shahriari Z, Su X, Zheng K, Zhang Z. Advances and Prospects of Virus-Resistant Breeding in Tomatoes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15448. [PMID: 37895127 PMCID: PMC10607384 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Plant viruses are the main pathogens which cause significant quality and yield losses in tomato crops. The important viruses that infect tomatoes worldwide belong to five genera: Begomovirus, Orthotospovirus, Tobamovirus, Potyvirus, and Crinivirus. Tomato resistance genes against viruses, including Ty gene resistance against begomoviruses, Sw gene resistance against orthotospoviruses, Tm gene resistance against tobamoviruses, and Pot 1 gene resistance against potyviruses, have been identified from wild germplasm and introduced into cultivated cultivars via hybrid breeding. However, these resistance genes mainly exhibit qualitative resistance mediated by single genes, which cannot protect against virus mutations, recombination, mixed-infection, or emerging viruses, thus posing a great challenge to tomato antiviral breeding. Based on the epidemic characteristics of tomato viruses, we propose that future studies on tomato virus resistance breeding should focus on rapidly, safely, and efficiently creating broad-spectrum germplasm materials resistant to multiple viruses. Accordingly, we summarized and analyzed the advantages and characteristics of the three tomato antiviral breeding strategies, including marker-assisted selection (MAS)-based hybrid breeding, RNA interference (RNAi)-based transgenic breeding, and CRISPR/Cas-based gene editing. Finally, we highlighted the challenges and provided suggestions for improving tomato antiviral breeding in the future using the three breeding strategies.
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- Zolfaghar Shahriari
- Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Seed Laboratory, 2238# Beijing Rd, Panlong District, Kunming 650205, China; (Z.S.); (X.S.)
- Crop and Horticultural Science Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Shiraz 617-71555, Iran
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- Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Seed Laboratory, 2238# Beijing Rd, Panlong District, Kunming 650205, China; (Z.S.); (X.S.)
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- Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Seed Laboratory, 2238# Beijing Rd, Panlong District, Kunming 650205, China; (Z.S.); (X.S.)
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- Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Seed Laboratory, 2238# Beijing Rd, Panlong District, Kunming 650205, China; (Z.S.); (X.S.)
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Zhang S, Wei C, Yu L, Song B. Vanisulfane Induced Plant Resistance toward Potato Virus Y via the Salicylic-Depended Acid Signaling Pathway. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:14527-14538. [PMID: 37769121 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Vanisulfane is a plant resistance inducer that exhibits potent activity against potato virus Y (PVY), but its mechanism of action against this virus remains unclear. Our results showed that when we used 400 μg/mL of vanisulfane, it provided an impressive level of control (63.55%) against PVY in Nicotiana benthamiana L. Meanwhile, vanisulfane increased activities of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) as well as inducing H2O2 accumulation and Ca2+ influx to mediate PVY resistance. Furthermore, combined transcriptome and proteome analyses revealed that vanisulfane upregulated the POD52, APX, and PR-1 genes and proteins in the salicylic acid (SA) signaling pathway. Experiments demonstrated that vanisulfane triggered the accumulation of SA, upregulated the expression of ICS1 and PR-1 genes, and induced resistance against PVY in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Consequently, it can be concluded that vanisulfane mediates the SA-dependent signaling pathway to confer PVY resistance in plants.
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- Shanxue Zhang
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025. P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025. P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025. P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025. P. R. China
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Mirzayeva S, Huseynova I, Özmen CY, Ergül A. Physiology and Gene Expression Analysis of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Exposed to Combined-Virus and Drought Stresses. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2023; 39:466-485. [PMID: 37817493 PMCID: PMC10580053 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.oa.07.2023.0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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Crop productivity can be obstructed by various biotic and abiotic stresses and thus these stresses are a threat to universal food security. The information on the use of viruses providing efficacy to plants facing growth challenges owing to stress is lacking. The role of induction of pathogen-related genes by microbes is also colossal in drought-endurance acquisition. Studies put forward the importance of viruses as sustainable means for defending plants against dual stress. A fundamental part of research focuses on a positive interplay between viruses and plants. Notably, the tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) possess the capacity to safeguard tomato host plants against severe drought conditions. This study aims to explore the combined effects of TYLCV, ToCV, and drought stress on two tomato cultivars, Money Maker (MK, UK) and Shalala (SH, Azerbaijan). The expression of pathogen-related four cellulose synthase gene families (CesA/Csl) which have been implicated in drought and virus resistance based on gene expression analysis, was assessed using the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction method. The molecular tests revealed significant upregulation of Ces-A2, Csl-D3,2, and Csl-D3,1 genes in TYLCV and ToCV-infected tomato plants. CesA/Csl genes, responsible for biosynthesis within the MK and SH tomato cultivars, play a role in defending against TYLCV and ToCV. Additionally, physiological parameters such as "relative water content," "specific leaf weight," "leaf area," and "dry biomass" were measured in dual-stressed tomatoes. Using these features, it might be possible to cultivate TYLCV-resistant plants during seasons characterized by water scarcity.
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- Samra Mirzayeva
- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnologies, Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku AZ1073, Azerbaijan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnologies, Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku AZ1073, Azerbaijan
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- Biotechnology Institute, Ankara University, Ankara 06135, Turkey
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Rivarez MPS, Faure C, Svanella-Dumas L, Pecman A, Tušek-Žnidaric M, Schönegger D, De Jonghe K, Blouin A, Rasmussen DA, Massart S, Ravnikar M, Kutnjak D, Marais A, Candresse T. Diversity and Pathobiology of an Ilarvirus Unexpectedly Detected in Diverse Plants and Global Sequencing Data. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2023; 113:1729-1744. [PMID: 37399026 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-12-22-0465-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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High-throughput sequencing (HTS) and sequence mining tools revolutionized virus detection and discovery in recent years, and implementing them with classical plant virology techniques results in a powerful approach to characterize viruses. An example of a virus discovered through HTS is Solanum nigrum ilarvirus 1 (SnIV1) (Bromoviridae), which was recently reported in various solanaceous plants from France, Slovenia, Greece, and South Africa. It was likewise detected in grapevines (Vitaceae) and several Fabaceae and Rosaceae plant species. Such a diverse set of source organisms is atypical for ilarviruses, thus warranting further investigation. In this study, modern and classical virological tools were combined to accelerate the characterization of SnIV1. Through HTS-based virome surveys, mining of sequence read archive datasets, and a literature search, SnIV1 was further identified from diverse plant and non-plant sources globally. SnIV1 isolates showed relatively low variability compared with other phylogenetically related ilarviruses. Phylogenetic analyses showed a distinct basal clade of isolates from Europe, whereas the rest formed clades of mixed geographic origin. Furthermore, systemic infection of SnIV1 in Solanum villosum and its mechanical and graft transmissibility to solanaceous species were demonstrated. Near-identical SnIV1 genomes from the inoculum (S. villosum) and inoculated Nicotiana benthamiana were sequenced, thus partially fulfilling Koch's postulates. SnIV1 was shown to be seed-transmitted and potentially pollen-borne, has spherical virions, and possibly induces histopathological changes in infected N. benthamiana leaf tissues. Overall, this study provides information to better understand the diversity, global presence, and pathobiology of SnIV1; however, its possible emergence as a destructive pathogen remains uncertain. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY 4.0 International license.
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- Mark Paul Selda Rivarez
- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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- University of Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, 33882, France
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- University of Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, 33882, France
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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- University of Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, 33882, France
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- Plant Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Merelbeke, 9820, Belgium
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, TERRA-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27606, U.S.A
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, TERRA-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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- University of Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, 33882, France
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- University of Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, 33882, France
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Kimura K, Miyazaki A, Suzuki T, Yamamoto T, Kitazawa Y, Maejima K, Namba S, Yamaji Y. A Reverse-Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Technique to Detect Tomato Mottle Mosaic Virus, an Emerging Tobamovirus. Viruses 2023; 15:1688. [PMID: 37632030 PMCID: PMC10459350 DOI: 10.3390/v15081688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV) is an emerging seed-transmissible tobamovirus that infects tomato and pepper. Since the first report in 2013 in Mexico, ToMMV has spread worldwide, posing a serious threat to the production of both crops. To prevent the spread of this virus, early and accurate detection of infection is required. In this study, we developed a detection method for ToMMV based on reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP). A LAMP primer set was designed to target the genomic region spanning the movement protein and coat protein genes, which is a highly conserved sequence unique to ToMMV. This RT-LAMP detection method achieved 10-fold higher sensitivity than conventional RT-polymerase chain reaction methods and obtained high specificity without false positives for closely related tobamoviruses or healthy tomato plants. This method can detect ToMMV within 30 min of direct sampling of an infected tomato leaf using a toothpick and therefore does not require RNA purification. Given its high sensitivity, specificity, simplicity, and rapidity, the RT-LAMP method developed in this study is expected to be valuable for point-of-care testing in field surveys and for large-scale testing.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Vo TTB, Lal A, Nattanong B, Tabassum M, Qureshi MA, Troiano E, Parrella G, Kil EJ, Lee S. Coat protein is responsible for tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus pathogenicity in tomato. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1206255. [PMID: 37492775 PMCID: PMC10364049 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1206255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV), a bipartite Begomovirus belonging to the family Geminiviridae, causes severe damage to many economically important crops worldwide. In the present study, pathogenicity of Asian (ToLCNDV-In from Pakistan) and Mediterranean isolates (ToLCNDV-ES from Italy) were examined using infectious clones in tomato plants. Only ToLCNDV-In could infect the three tomato cultivars, whereas ToLCNDV-ES could not. Genome-exchange of the two ToLCNDVs revealed the ToLCNDV DNA-A segment as the main factor for ToLCNDV infectivity in tomato. In addition, serial clones with chimeric ToLCNDV-In A and ToLCNDV-ES A genome segments were generated to identify the region determining viral infectivity in tomatoes. A chimeric clone carrying the ToLCNDV-In coat protein (CP) exhibited pathogenic adaptation in tomatoes, indicating that the CP of ToLCNDV is essential for its infectivity. Analyses of infectious clones carrying a single amino acid substitution revealed that amino acid at position 143 of the CP is critical for ToLCNDV infectivity in tomatoes. To better understand the molecular basis whereby CP function in pathogenicity, a yeast two-hybrid screen of a tomato cDNA library was performed using CPs as bait. The hybrid results showed different interactions between the two CPs and Ring finger protein 44-like in the tomato genome. The relative expression levels of upstream and downstream genes and Ring finger 44-like genes were measured using quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) and compared to those of control plants. This is the first study to compare the biological features of the two ToLCNDV strains related to viral pathogenicity in the same host plant. Our results provide a foundation for elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying ToLCNDV infection in tomatoes.
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- Thuy T. B. Vo
- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Agriculture Science and Technology Research Institute, Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Sciences, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection of the National Research Council (IPSP-CNR), Portici, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Sciences, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection of the National Research Council (IPSP-CNR), Portici, Italy
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- Agriculture Science and Technology Research Institute, Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea
- Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Tsitsekian D, Daras G, Templalexis D, Avgeri F, Lotos L, Orfanidou CG, Ntoukakis V, Maliogka VI, Rigas S. A subset of highly responsive transcription factors upon tomato infection by pepino mosaic virus. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2023; 25:529-540. [PMID: 36856454 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Plants have evolved well-tuned surveillance systems, including complex defence mechanisms, to constrain pathogens. TFs are master regulators of host molecular responses against plant pathogens. While PepMV constitutes a major threat to the global tomato production, there is still a lack of information on the key TFs that regulate host responses to this virus. A combinatorial research approach was applied relying on tomato transcriptome analysis, RT-qPCR validation, phylogenetic classification, comparative analysis of structural features, cis-regulatory element mining and in silico co-expression analysis to identify a set of 11 highly responsive TFs involved in the regulation of host responses to PepMV. An endemic PepMV isolate, generating typical mosaic symptoms, modified expression of ca. 3.3% of tomato genes, resulting in 1,120 DEGs. Functional classification of 502 upregulated DEGs revealed that photosynthesis, carbon fixation and gene silencing were widely affected, whereas 618 downregulated genes had an impact mainly on plant defence and carotenoid biosynthesis. Strikingly, all 11 highly responsive TFs carried abiotic stress response cis-regulatory elements, whereas five of them were better aligned with rice than with Arabidopsis gene homologues, suggesting that plant responses against viruses may predate divergence into monocots and dicots. Interestingly, tomato C2H2 family TFs, ZAT1-like and ZF2, may have distinct roles in plant defence due to opposite response patterns, similar to their Arabidopsis ZAT10 and ZAT12 homologues. These highly responsive TFs provide a basis to study in-depth molecular responses of the tomato-PepMV pathosystem, providing a perspective to better comprehend viral infections.
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- D Tsitsekian
- Department of Biotechnology, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biotechnology, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biotechnology, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biotechnology, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- School of Agriculture, Plant Pathology Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Agriculture, Plant Pathology Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Life Sciences and Warwick Integrative Synthetic Biology Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- School of Agriculture, Plant Pathology Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Biotechnology, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Khalid A, Zhang X, Ji H, Yasir M, Farooq T, Dai X, Li F. Large Artificial microRNA Cluster Genes Confer Effective Resistance against Multiple Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Viruses in Transgenic Tomato. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:plants12112179. [PMID: 37299158 DOI: 10.3390/plants12112179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) has become the key limiting factor for the production of tomato in many areas because of the continuous infection and recombination of several tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)-like species (TYLCLV) which produce novel and destructive viruses. Artificial microRNA (AMIR) is a recent and effective technology used to create viral resistance in major crops. This study applies AMIR technology in two ways, i.e., amiRNA in introns (AMINs) and amiRNA in exons (AMIEs), to express 14 amiRNAs targeting conserved regions in seven TYLCLV genes and their satellite DNA. The resulting pAMIN14 and pAMIE14 vectors can encode large AMIR clusters and their function in silencing reporter genes was validated with transient assays and stable transgenic N. tabacum plants. To assess the efficacy of conferring resistance against TYLCLV, pAMIE14 and pAMIN14 were transformed into tomato cultivar A57 and the resulting transgenic tomato plants were evaluated for their level of resistance to mixed TYLCLV infection. The results suggest that pAMIN14 transgenic lines have a more effective resistance than pAMIE14 transgenic lines, reaching a resistance level comparable to plants carrying the TY1 resistance gene.
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- Annum Khalid
- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Fontdevila Pareta N, Khalili M, Maachi A, Rivarez MPS, Rollin J, Salavert F, Temple C, Aranda MA, Boonham N, Botermans M, Candresse T, Fox A, Hernando Y, Kutnjak D, Marais A, Petter F, Ravnikar M, Selmi I, Tahzima R, Trontin C, Wetzel T, Massart S. Managing the deluge of newly discovered plant viruses and viroids: an optimized scientific and regulatory framework for their characterization and risk analysis. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1181562. [PMID: 37323908 PMCID: PMC10265641 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1181562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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The advances in high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies and bioinformatic tools have provided new opportunities for virus and viroid discovery and diagnostics. Hence, new sequences of viral origin are being discovered and published at a previously unseen rate. Therefore, a collective effort was undertaken to write and propose a framework for prioritizing the biological characterization steps needed after discovering a new plant virus to evaluate its impact at different levels. Even though the proposed approach was widely used, a revision of these guidelines was prepared to consider virus discovery and characterization trends and integrate novel approaches and tools recently published or under development. This updated framework is more adapted to the current rate of virus discovery and provides an improved prioritization for filling knowledge and data gaps. It consists of four distinct steps adapted to include a multi-stakeholder feedback loop. Key improvements include better prioritization and organization of the various steps, earlier data sharing among researchers and involved stakeholders, public database screening, and exploitation of genomic information to predict biological properties.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR BFP, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- EGFV, Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, ISVV, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- College of Agriculture and Agri-Industries, Caraga State University, Butuan, Philippines
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
- DNAVision (Belgium), Charleroi, Belgium
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, Center for Edaphology and Applied Biology of Segura, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Murcia, Spain
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive Plants and Plant Health (NIVIP), Wageningen, Netherlands
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Fera Science Ltd, York Biotech Campus, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR BFP, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
- Plant Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Research (ILVO), Merelbeke, Belgium
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- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, Paris, France
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- DLR Rheinpfalz, Institute of Plant Protection, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
- Bioversity International, Montpellier, France
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Zhao L, Chen Y, Xiao X, Gao H, Cao J, Zhang Z, Guo Z. AGO2a but not AGO2b mediates antiviral defense against infection of wild-type cucumber mosaic virus in tomato. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2023; 10:uhad043. [PMID: 37188058 PMCID: PMC10177002 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhad043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Evolutionarily conserved antiviral RNA interference (RNAi) mediates a primary antiviral innate immunity preventing infection of broad-spectrum viruses in plants. However, the detailed mechanism in plants is still largely unknown, especially in important agricultural crops, including tomato. Varieties of pathogenic viruses evolve to possess viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs) to suppress antiviral RNAi in the host. Due to the prevalence of VSRs, it is still unknown whether antiviral RNAi truly functions to prevent invasion by natural wild-type viruses in plants and animals. In this research, for the first time we applied CRISPR-Cas9 to generate ago2a, ago2b, or ago2ab mutants for two differentiated Solanum lycopersicum AGO2s, key effectors in antiviral RNAi. We found that AGO2a but not AGO2b was significantly induced to inhibit the propagation of not only VSR-deficient Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) but also wild-type CMV-Fny in tomato; however, neither AGO2a nor AGO2b regulated disease induction after infection with either virus. Our findings firstly reveal a prominent role of AGO2a in antiviral RNAi innate immunity in tomato and demonstrate that antiviral RNAi evolves to defend against infection of natural wild-type CMV-Fny in tomato. However, AGO2a-mediated antiviral RNAi does not play major roles in promoting tolerance of tomato plants to CMV infection for maintaining health.
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, State Key Laboratory for Ecological Pest Control of Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002 China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, State Key Laboratory for Ecological Pest Control of Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002 China
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- Vector-borne Virus Research Center, State Key Laboratory for Ecological Pest Control of Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002 China
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Rivarez MPS, Pecman A, Bačnik K, Maksimović O, Vučurović A, Seljak G, Mehle N, Gutiérrez-Aguirre I, Ravnikar M, Kutnjak D. In-depth study of tomato and weed viromes reveals undiscovered plant virus diversity in an agroecosystem. MICROBIOME 2023; 11:60. [PMID: 36973750 PMCID: PMC10042675 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01500-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND In agroecosystems, viruses are well known to influence crop health and some cause phytosanitary and economic problems, but their diversity in non-crop plants and role outside the disease perspective is less known. Extensive virome explorations that include both crop and diverse weed plants are therefore needed to better understand roles of viruses in agroecosystems. Such unbiased exploration is available through viromics, which could generate biological and ecological insights from immense high-throughput sequencing (HTS) data. RESULTS Here, we implemented HTS-based viromics to explore viral diversity in tomatoes and weeds in farming areas at a nation-wide scale. We detected 125 viruses, including 79 novel species, wherein 65 were found exclusively in weeds. This spanned 21 higher-level plant virus taxa dominated by Potyviridae, Rhabdoviridae, and Tombusviridae, and four non-plant virus families. We detected viruses of non-plant hosts and viroid-like sequences and demonstrated infectivity of a novel tobamovirus in plants of Solanaceae family. Diversities of predominant tomato viruses were variable, in some cases, comparable to that of global isolates of the same species. We phylogenetically classified novel viruses and showed links between a subgroup of phylogenetically related rhabdoviruses to their taxonomically related host plants. Ten classified viruses detected in tomatoes were also detected in weeds, which might indicate possible role of weeds as their reservoirs and that these viruses could be exchanged between the two compartments. CONCLUSIONS We showed that even in relatively well studied agroecosystems, such as tomato farms, a large part of very diverse plant viromes can still be unknown and is mostly present in understudied non-crop plants. The overlapping presence of viruses in tomatoes and weeds implicate possible presence of virus reservoir and possible exchange between the weed and crop compartments, which may influence weed management decisions. The observed variability and widespread presence of predominant tomato viruses and the infectivity of a novel tobamovirus in solanaceous plants, provided foundation for further investigation of virus disease dynamics and their effect on tomato health. The extensive insights we generated from such in-depth agroecosystem virome exploration will be valuable in anticipating possible emergences of plant virus diseases and would serve as baseline for further post-discovery characterization studies. Video Abstract.
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- Mark Paul Selda Rivarez
- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
- Present Address: College of Agriculture and Agri-Industries, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City, 8600 Philippines
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
- School for Viticulture and Enology, University of Nova Gorica, Dvorec Lanthieri Glavni trg 8, Vipava, 5271 Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
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Liao Q, Guo G, Lu R, Wang X, Du Z. Movement Protein Mediates Systemic Necrosis in Tomato Plants with Infection of Tomato Mosaic Virus. Viruses 2023; 15:157. [PMID: 36680197 PMCID: PMC9861833 DOI: 10.3390/v15010157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The necrogenic strain N5 of tomato mosaic virus (ToMV-N5) causes systemic necrosis in tomato cultivar Hezuo903. In this work, we mapped the viral determinant responsible for the induction of systemic necrosis. By exchanging viral genes between N5 and a non-necrogenic strain S1, we found that movement protein (MP) was the determinant for the differential symptoms caused by both strains. Compared with S1 MP, N5 MP had an additional ability to increase virus accumulation, which was not due to its functions in viral cell-to-cell movement. Actually, N5 MP, but not S1 MP, was a weak RNA silencing suppressor, which assisted viral accumulation. Sequence alignment showed that both MPs differed by only three amino acid residues. Experiments with viruses having mutated MPs indicated that the residue isoleucine at position 170 in MP was the key site for MP to increase virus accumulation, but also was required for MP to induce systemic necrosis in virus-infected tomato plants. Collectively, the lethal necrosis caused by N5 is dependent on its MP protein that enhances virus accumulation via its RNA silencing suppressor activity, probably leading to systemic necrosis responses in tomato plants.
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- Qiansheng Liao
- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Comparative Analysis of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus Isolates Shows Limited Genetic Diversity. Viruses 2022; 14:v14122816. [PMID: 36560820 PMCID: PMC9784425 DOI: 10.3390/v14122816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Tomato is an important vegetable in the United States and around the world. Recently, tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), an emerging tobamovirus, has impacted tomato crops worldwide and can result in fruit loss. ToBRFV causes severe symptoms, such as mosaic, puckering, and necrotic lesions on leaves; other symptoms include brown rugose and marbling on fruits. More importantly, ToBRFV can overcome resistance in tomato cultivars carrying the Tm-22 locus. In this study, we recovered ToBRFV sequences from tomato seeds, leaves, and fruits from the U.S., Mexico, and Peru. Samples were pre-screened using a real-time RT-PCR assay prior to high-throughput sequencing. Virus draft genomes from 22 samples were assembled and analyzed against more than 120 publicly available genomes. Overall, most sequenced isolates were similar to each other and did not form a distinct population. Phylogenetic analysis revealed three clades within the ToBRFV population. Most of the isolates (95%) clustered in clade 3. Genetic analysis revealed differentiation between the three clades indicating minor divergence occurring. Overall, pairwise identity showed limited genetic diversity among the isolates in this study with worldwide isolates, with a pairwise identity ranging from 99.36% and 99.97%. The overall population is undergoing high gene flow and population expansion with strong negative selection pressure at all ToBRFV genes. Based on the results of this study, it is likely that the limited ToBRFV diversity is associated with the rapid movement and eradication of ToBRFV-infected material between countries.
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Hilaire J, Tindale S, Jones G, Pingarron-Cardenas G, Bačnik K, Ojo M, Frewer LJ. Risk perception associated with an emerging agri-food risk in Europe: plant viruses in agriculture. AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY 2022; 11:21. [PMID: 35310134 PMCID: PMC8917942 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-022-00366-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background
Research into public risk perceptions associated with emerging risks in agriculture and supply chains has focused on technological risks, zoonotic diseases, and food integrity, but infrequently on naturally occurring diseases in plants. Plant virus infections account for global economic losses estimated at $30 billion annually and are responsible for nearly 50% of plant diseases worldwide, threatening global food security. This research aimed to understand public perceptions of emerging risks and benefits associated with plant viruses in agriculture in Belgium, Slovenia, Spain, and the UK.
Methods
Online qualitative semi-structured interviews with 80 European consumers were conducted, including 20 participants in each of Belgium, Slovenia, the UK, and Spain. Microsoft Streams was used to transcribe the interview data, and NVivo was utilized to code the transcripts and analyze the data.
Results
The results indicate that, while study participants were relatively unfamiliar with the plant viruses and their potential impacts, plant viruses evoked perceived risks in a similar way to other emerging risks in the agri-food sector. These included risks to environment and human health, and the economic functioning of the relevant supply chain. Some participants perceived both risks and benefits to be associated with plant viruses. Benefits were perceived to be associated with improved plant resistance to viruses.
Conclusions
The results provide the basis for risk regulation, policy, and communication developments. Risk communication needs to take account of both risk and benefit perceptions, as well as the observation that plant viruses are perceived as an emerging, rather than an established, understood, and controlled risk. Some participants indicated the need for risk–benefit communication strategies to be developed, including information about the impacts of the risks, and associated mitigation strategies. Participants perceived that responsibility for control of plant viruses should be conferred on actors within the supply chain, in particular primary producers, although policy support (for example, financial incentivization) should be provided to improve their motivation to instigate risk mitigation activities.
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Vo TTB, Troiano E, Lal A, Hoang PT, Kil EJ, Lee S, Parrella G. ToLCNDV-ES infection in tomato is enhanced by TYLCV: Evidence from field survey and agroinoculation. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:954460. [PMID: 36425034 PMCID: PMC9679516 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.954460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Thuy Thi Bich Vo
- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (IPSP-CNR), Portici, Italy
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University, Andong, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (IPSP-CNR), Portici, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giuseppe Parrella,
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Valli AA, Gonzalo-Magro I, Sanchez DH. Rearranged Endogenized Plant Pararetroviruses as Evidence of Heritable RNA-based Immunity. Mol Biol Evol 2022; 40:6794085. [PMID: 36322467 PMCID: PMC9868043 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac240] [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] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Eukaryotic genomics frequently revealed historical spontaneous endogenization events of external invading nucleic acids, such as viral elements. In plants, an extensive occurrence of endogenous plant pararetroviruses (EPRVs) is usually believed to endow hosts with an additional layer of internal suppressive weaponry. However, an actual demonstration of this activity remains speculative. We analyzed the EPRV component and accompanying silencing effectors of Solanum lycopersicum, documenting that intronic/intergenic pararetroviral integrations bearing inverted-repeats fuel the plant's RNA-based immune system with suitable transcripts capable of evoking a silencing response. A surprisingly small set of rearrangements explained a substantial fraction of pararetroviral-derived endogenous small-interfering (si)RNAs, enriched in 22-nt forms typically associated with anti-viral post-transcriptional gene silencing. We provide preliminary evidence that such genetic and immunological signals may be found in other species outside the genus Solanum. Based on molecular dating, bioinformatics, and empirical explorations, we propose that homology-dependent silencing emerging from particular immuno-competent rearranged chromosomal areas that constitute an adaptive heritable trans-acting record of past infections, with potential impact against the unlocking of plant latent EPRVs and cognate-free pararetroviruses.
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- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Calle Darwin 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Grbin D, Pecman A, Music M, Kutnjak D, Škorić D. First report of potato virus S and potato virus Y in tomatoes from Croatia. PLANT DISEASE 2022; 107:975. [PMID: 35852906 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-22-1390-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Potato virus Y (PVY, genus Potyvirus) is an economically important aphid-transmissible virus with a very wide host range reported in many tomato-growing areas (Rivarez et al. 2021). Potato virus S (PVS, genus Carlavirus) has a limited host range (Lin et al. 2014) and occurs in tomato (Predajňa et al. 2017), mostly in mixed infections with other viruses. In 2021, greenhouse tomatoes from Vidovec (46° 17' 3.4'' N, 16° 15' 37.0'' E) in the northwestern and Sedlarica (45° 54' 23.0'' N, 17° 12' 0.5'' E) in the eastern regions of Croatia were surveyed for virus-like diseases. In total, 30 plants were sampled (12 from Vidovec and 18 from Sedlarica) showing symptoms of mild mottling, leaf rugosity and mild bronzing followed by leaf necroses later in the season. Nucleic acids were extracted from leaves by adapted CTAB procedure (Murray and Thompson 1980) and DNase treated. Four representative samples from Vidovec and four from Sedlarica were pooled for high throughput sequencing (HTS). After rRNA depletion (RiboMinus™ Plant Kit for RNA-Seq, Invitrogen) and polyA tailing, two location specific libraries (PCR-cDNA sequencing kit, Oxford Nanopore Technologies) were prepared for nanopore HTS on MinION Mk1C device. From Vidovec samples, 459,285 raw reads (mean length 354 nt) were obtained and 206,718 (mean length 446 nt) from Sedlarica and mapped (Minimap2, v.2.17) against Kraken2 viral genome sequences database (https://benlangmead.github.io/aws-indexes/k2). The number of reads mapped to PVS genome was 1004 from Vidovec (coverage depth 1.56) and those mapped to PVY genome were 781 (coverage depth 0.99) and 57 (coverage depth 1), from Vidovec and Sedlarica, respectively. The PVS complete consensus genome from Vidovec (ON468562, 8485 nt) had 99.09% nucleotide identity (BLASTn) to a potato isolate from the Netherlands (MF418030). The PVY consensus genome sequences from Vidovec (ON505007, 9698 nt) and Sedlarica (ON505008, 9698 nt) had respectively 98.37% and 98.48% identities to a tomato isolate from Slovakia (MW685827). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed for all 30 samples and amplicons were Sanger sequenced, with primers PVS-7773F/PVS-3'endR for a 720 nt PVS genome portion spanning the 3'-part of the CP and a complete 11K gene (Lin et al. 2014) and PVY-2F/2R primers for a 510 nt portion of PVY CP gene (Aramburu et al. 2006). Only one tomato out of 12 ('Borana') from Vidovec harbored PVS in the mixed infection with PVY. Two additional tomatoes from Vidovec and two from Sedlarica were infected solely by PVY. Amplicon sequences of PVS (ON651427) and PVY (ON707000-4, ON734067-8) had 100% identity with the HTS assembled sequences. The PVS isolate from Croatia grouped with PVSO (ordinary) strain in phylogenetic analysis and the PVY isolates from both sites grouped with the PVY-NTN strain (Cox and Jones 2010). Although PVY is considered to be widespread in tomato (Nikolić et al. 2018; Rivarez et al. 2021), this is its first report from Croatia. PVS, newly reported from Croatia here, is probably not associated with the symptoms recorded because the same symptomatology was observed in the singly and mixed infected 'Borana' tomato plants. The occurrence of PVY in the geographically distant (100 km apart) Vidovec and Sedlarica, suggests that it is widespread in the continental Croatia where tomatoes are commercially grown in plastic greenhouses. Further analyses are needed to elucidate PVY and PVS epidemiology and impact on the local tomato production.
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- Dorotea Grbin
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Zagreb, Croatia;
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- National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia;
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- Sveuciliste u Zagrebu Prirodoslovno-matematicki fakultet, 117036, Department of Biology, Marulicev trg 9A, Zagreb, Croatia, 10000;
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- National Institute of Biology, Vecna pot 111, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1000;
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- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Zagreb, Croatia;
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Viruses of Economic Impact on Tomato Crops in Mexico: From Diagnosis to Management-A Review. Viruses 2022; 14:v14061251. [PMID: 35746722 PMCID: PMC9228091 DOI: 10.3390/v14061251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Tomato is the most economically important vegetable crop worldwide and the second most important for Mexico. However, viral diseases are among the main limiting factors that affect the productivity of this crop, causing total losses in some cases. This review provides key information and findings on the symptoms, distribution, transmission, detection, and management of diseases caused by viruses of major importance in tomato crops in Mexico. Currently, about 25 viruses belonging to nine different families have been reported infecting tomato in Mexico, but not all of them cause economically significant diseases. Viruses of economic importance include tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), pepino mosaic virus (PepMV), and tomato marchitez virus (ToMarV). The topics discussed here will provide updated information about the status of these plant viruses in Mexico as well as diverse management strategies that can be implemented according to the specific circumstances of each viral pathosystem. Additionally, a list of tomato-affecting viruses not present in Mexico that are continuous threats to the crop health is included.
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Lee HJ, Jeong RD. Metatranscriptomic Analysis of Plant Viruses in Imported Pear and Kiwifruit Pollen. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 38:220-228. [PMID: 35678055 PMCID: PMC9343911 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.oa.03.2022.0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Pollen is a vector for viral transmission. Pollen-mediated viruses cause serious economic losses in the fruit industry. Despite the commercial importance of pollen-associated viruses, the diversity of such viruses is yet to be fully explored. In this study, we performed metatranscriptomic analyses using RNA sequencing to investigate the viral diversity in imported apple and kiwifruit pollen. We identified 665 virus-associated contigs, which corresponded to four different virus species. We identified one virus, the apple stem grooving virus, from pear pollen and three viruses, including citrus leaf blotch virus, cucumber mosaic virus, and lychnis mottle virus in kiwifruit pollen. The assembled viral genome sequences were analyzed to determine phylogenetic relationships. These findings will expand our knowledge of the virosphere in fruit pollen and lead to appropriate management of international pollen trade. However, the pathogenic mechanisms of pollen-associated viruses in fruit trees should be further investigated.
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- Corresponding author. Phone) +82-62-530-2075, FAX) +82-62-530-2069, E-mail)
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Isolation and molecular characterization of a tomato brown rugose fruit virus mutant breaking the tobamovirus resistance found in wild Solanum species. Arch Virol 2022; 167:1559-1563. [PMID: 35507202 PMCID: PMC9160144 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-022-05438-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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A new tobamovirus named tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) overcomes the effect of the Tm-1, Tm-2, and Tm-22 resistance genes introgressed from wild Solanum species into cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Here, we report the isolation and molecular characterization of a spontaneous mutant of ToBRFV that breaks resistance in an unknown genetic background, demonstrated recently in Solanum habrochaites and Solanum peruvianum. The wild isolate ToBRFV-Tom2-Jo and the mutant ToBRFV-Tom2M-Jo were fully sequenced and compared to each other and to other ToBRFV sequences available in the NCBI GenBank database. Sequence analysis revealed five nucleotide substitutions in the ToBRFV-Tom2M-Jo genome compared to ToBRFV-Tom2-Jo. Two substitutions were located in the movement protein (MP) gene and resulted in amino acid changes in the 30-kDa MP (Phe22 → Asn and Tyr82 → Lys). These substitutions were not present in any of the previously described ToBRFV isolates. No amino acid changes were found in the 126-kDa and 183-kDa replicase proteins or the 17.5-kDa coat protein. Our data strongly suggest that breaking the newly discovered resistance in wild tomatoes is associated with one or two mutations on the MP gene of ToBRFV.
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Identification of Viruses Infecting Oats in Korea by Metatranscriptomics. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11030256. [PMID: 35161235 PMCID: PMC8839655 DOI: 10.3390/plants11030256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Controlling infectious plant viruses presents a constant challenge in agriculture. As a source of valuable nutrients for human health, the cultivation of oats (Avena sativa L.) has recently been increased in Korea. To date, however, few studies have been undertaken to identify the viruses infecting oats in this country. In this study, we carried out RNA-sequencing followed by bioinformatics analyses to understand the virosphere in six different geographical locations in Korea where oats are cultivated. We identified three different virus species, namely, barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) (BYDV-PAV and BYDV-PAS), cereal yellow dwarf virus (CYDV) (CYDV-RPS and CYDV-RPV), and rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV). Based on the number of virus-associated reads and contigs, BYDV-PAV was a dominant virus infecting winter oats in Korea. Interestingly, RBSDV was identified in only a single region, and this is the first report of this virus infecting oats in Korea. Single nucleotide polymorphisms analyses indicated that most BYDV, CYDV, and RBSDV isolates show considerable genetic variations. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that BYDVs and CYDVs were largely grouped in isolates from Asia and USA, whereas RBSDV was genetically similar to isolates from China. Overall, the findings of this study provide a preliminary characterization of the types of plant viruses infecting oats in six geographical regions of Korea.
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