Desmodium mottle virus, the first legumovirus (genus Begomovirus) from East Africa
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Date
2017
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Archives of virology
Abstract
A novel bipartite legumovirus (genus Begomovirus,
family Geminiviridae), that naturally infects the
wild leguminous plant Desmodium sp. in Uganda, was
molecularly characterized and named Desmodium mottle
virus. The highest nucleotide identities for DNA-A,
obtained from two field-collected samples, were 79.9% and
80.1% with the legumovirus, soybean mild mottle virus.
DNA-B had the highest nucleotide identities (65.4% and
66.4%) with a typical non-legumovirus Old World begomovirus,
African cassava mosaic virus. This is the first
report of a legumovirus in East Africa and extends the
known diversity of begomoviruses found infecting wild
plants in this continent.
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Desmodium mottle virus, Legumovirus (genus Begomovirus), East Africa
Citation
Mollel, H. G., Sseruwagi, P., Ndunguru, J., Alicai, T., Colvin, J., Navas-Castillo, J., & Fiallo-OlivƩ, E. (2017). Desmodium mottle virus, the first legumovirus (genus Begomovirus) from East Africa. Archives of virology, 162(6), 1799-1803. DOI 10.1007/s00705-017-3289-1