Natural infection of Nicandra physaloides by Tomato severe rugose virus in Brazil

• Published in: Journal of general plant pathology : JGPP Vol. 75; no. 6; pp. 440 - 443
• Main Authors: Barbosa, J.C., Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil), Barreto, S.S, Inoue Nagata, A.K, Reis, M.S, Firmino, A.C, Filho, A.B, Rezende, J.A.M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Japan 01-12-2009; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Begomovirus; Bemisia tabaci; Biomedical and Life Sciences; BRASIL; BRAZIL; BRESIL; Disease Note; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIA; EPIDEMIOLOGIE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEMINIVIRUS; GEMINIVIRUSES; Genomics; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_1070; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2329; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2615; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_32859; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7805; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8347; Life Sciences; Lycopersicon esculentum; MALEZAS; MAUVAISE HERBE; Microbiology; Nicandra; Plant diseases; Plant Pathology; TOMATE; TOMATOES; TRANSMISION DE ENFERMEDADES; TRANSMISSION DES MALADIES; Viruses; WEEDS; Brazil; Alternative host; Geminiviridae; Genome; Epidemiology
• ISSN: 1345-2630; 1610-739X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10327-009-0198-5

Nicandra physaloides, a common weed in South America, was found to be infected by an isolate of Tomato severe rugose virus (ToSRV), a bipartite begomovirus. The plants developed severe yellow rugose mosaic and were collected in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. This isolate of ToSRV was transmitted by Bemisia tabaci B biotype from infected plants of N. physaloides to healthy plants of N. physaloides and tomato in a glasshouse. This is the first report of natural infection of N. physaloides by ToSRV in Brazil.