Tomato chlorotic mottle Guyane virus: a novel tomato-infecting bipartite begomovirus from French Guiana

Arch Virol. 2015 Nov;160(11):2887-90. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2558-0. Epub 2015 Aug 9.

Abstract

This is the first description of the complete genome sequence of a new bipartite begomovirus isolated from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in French Guiana, for which we propose the tentative name "tomato chlorotic mottle Guyane virus" (ToCMoGFV). DNA-A and -B nucleotide sequences of ToCMoGFV are only distantly related to known New World begomoviruses. They share the highest nucleotide sequence identity of 80% with the Brazilian isolates of macroptilium yellow spot virus (MacYSV) and 73% with soybean chlorotic spot virus (SBCSV). Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that this novel virus belongs to a new lineage of New World bipartite begomoviruses. The discovery of this new virus confirms the high genetic diversity of begomoviruses in Latin America.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Begomovirus / classification
  • Begomovirus / genetics
  • Begomovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Begomovirus / physiology*
  • French Guiana
  • Genome, Viral
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Diseases / virology*
  • Solanum lycopersicum / virology*