scholarly journals First Outbreak of Banana Streak Badnavirus Infection in Commercial Export Bananas in Costa Rica

Plant Disease ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 84 (10) ◽  
pp. 1152-1152 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Pasberg-Gauhl ◽  
B. E. Lockhart ◽  
S. Duran

Banana streak badnavirus (BSV) is the most widely occurring virus in banana and plantain (1) but has not been reported to be a significant problem in commercial export bananas. In early 1999, the first severe outbreak of BSV infection in commercial export bananas (Musa AAA cv. Grand Nain) was recorded at Siquirres on the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica. Disease incidence in the plantation was 60% and symptoms included foliar chlorotic streaks, stunting of plants, splitting and internal necrosis of pseudostems and fruits, cigar leaf necrosis, and bunch emergence through the pseudostem. Diseased plants within a 0.8 ha area were eliminated to prevent possible further spread of the disease. The presence of BSV in diseased plants was confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunosorbent electron microscopy (1). Cucumber mosaic virus and Banana mild mosaic virus, which also occur in banana and plantain in Latin America (2), were not detected in the plants tested. Other recent accounts of BSV occurrence in commercial banana plantations in South America (our unpublished results) suggest that BSV occurrence in export bananas may be more significant than previously thought. References: (1) F. Gauhl et al. Int. J. Pest Management 45:167, 1991. (2) D. R. Jones, ed. 1999. Diseases of Banana, Abacá and Enset. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, U.K.

Plant Disease ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 85 (7) ◽  
pp. 803-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Dallot ◽  
M. Guzmán ◽  
M. Bousalem

A survey to determine the prevalence of potyviruses on yams, Dioscorea alata and D. cayenensis-rotundata, was undertaken in Colombia. Two hundred fifty leaf samples showing mottling symptoms were collected on the Atlantic coast and analyzed by antigen-coated plate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with universal potyvirus monoclonal antibodies (Agdia, Elkhart, IN). Potyviruses were detected in 70% (165/235) of the D. alata and in 66% (10/15) of the D. cayenensis-rotundata samples. The presence of Yam mild mosaic virus (YMMV) was indicated in some of these samples by immunocapture reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction performed as previously reported (1). A 600-bp fragment that included the core and C-terminal region of the coat protein gene (CP) and the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) was amplified from a D. alata isolate using universal potyvirus primers (1), cloned, and sequenced (EMBL Acc. AJ311725). Comparison with the two previously published YMMV sequences revealed 96.1 and 97.4% identity for the deduced amino acid sequence in the CP region, 74.1 and 83.2% nucleotide identity in the 3′UTR for Papua New Guinea (AB022424 [2]) and Martinique (AJ250336) isolates, respectively. YMMV is known to be widespread on D. alata in Africa and the South Pacific and has been recently identified in the Caribbean (1). To our knowledge, this is the first report of its occurrence in Colombia. A study of its incidence and genetic diversity in South America has been undertaken. References: (1) M. Bousalem and S. Dallot. Plant Disease 84:200, 2000. (2) S. Fuji et al. Arch Virol. 144:1415, 1999.


Plant Disease ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bousalem ◽  
S. Dallot

Naturally infected Dioscorea alata plants showing mild mosaic were collected in 1998 on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean. Isolates were first screened by double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with monoclonal antibodies raised against Yam mosaic virus (YMV) and antigen-coated plate ELISA with universal potyvirus monoclonal antibodies (Agdia, Elkhart, IN). A positive reaction was obtained only with the universal potyvirus antiserum. Immunocapture reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction was performed for specific detection of Yam mild mosaic virus (YMMV [3]) and YMV. A product with the predicted size of 249 bp was obtained with YMMV primers. YMMV is a recently recognized distinct potyvirus infecting D. alata in West Africa and the South Pacific (2–4). It was originally described as Yam virus I and is synonymous with Dioscorea alata virus (4). To characterize the YMMV Martinique isolate, total RNA was extracted, and universal potyvirus degenerate primers (1) were used to amplify a 700-bp fragment that included the core and C-terminal region of the coat protein (CP) and 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR). Sequence information generated (EMBL AJ250336) from the cloned fragment was compared with sequences of other yam potyviruses. Sequence comparisons of the partial CP (453 nt) showed a similarity of 94.6% (amino acids [aa]) with the YMMV isolate from Papua New Guinea (EMBL AB022424 [2]); 72.2% (aa) with the Japanese yam mosaic virus (JYMV) isolate (EMBL AB016500); and 67 to 73% (aa) with 27 YMV isolates. These sequences are most diverse in the 3′UTR, which showed a similarity of 72.8% with the YMMV Papua New Guinea isolate, 30% with the JYMV isolate, and 26% with the YMV isolates. These results confirm, as previously shown by S. Fuji et al. (2), that YMMV should be classified as a new potyvirus of yam. This is the first report of the natural occurrence of YMMV in the Caribbean. References: (1) Colinet et al. Phytopathology 84:65, 1994. (2) S. Fuji et al. Arch Virol. 144:1415, 1999. (3) R. A. Munford and S. E. Seal. J. Virol. Methods 69:73, 1997. (4) B. O. Odu et al. Ann. Appl. Biol. 134:65, 1999.


Plant Disease ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (9) ◽  
pp. 2246-2251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan F. Cornejo-Franco ◽  
Robert A. Alvarez-Quinto ◽  
Samuel Grinstead ◽  
Dimitre Mollov ◽  
Alexander V. Karasev ◽  
...  

Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.) and tamarillo (S. betaceum Cav.) are two important perennial solanaceous crops grown in Ecuador for the fresh market and juice production. Viruses infecting tamarillo and naranjilla are currently poorly studied, and no clean stock program exists in Ecuador. Here, we report a new virus, provisionally named as naranjilla mild mosaic virus (NarMMV) (genus Tymovirus, family Tymoviridae), isolated from naranjilla grown in an orchard in Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The complete genome of the virus consists of 6,348 nucleotides and encodes three open reading frames typical for members of the genus Tymovirus. Phylogenetically, Chiltepin yellow mosaic virus, Eggplant mosaic virus, and the recently characterized naranjilla chlorotic mosaic virus (NarCMV) were found to be the closest relatives of NarMMV. Unlike NarCMV, the new virus induced mild mosaic in naranjilla and more severe symptoms in tamarillo. Similar to NarCMV, NarMMV was unable to systemically infect potato. Virus surveys found NarMMV prevalent in naranjilla production areas of two provinces of Ecuador, especially where hybrid cultivars of naranjilla were cultivated. NarMMV was also found in field-grown tamarillo. The new virus cross-reacted with antibodies developed against NarCMV. Hence, this antibody will be useful for its field diagnosis using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or immunocapture reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in future virus-free certification programs.


Plant Disease ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 92 (11) ◽  
pp. 1585-1585 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Wang ◽  
S. Zhao ◽  
X. M. Yang

In June 2007, a new viral disease occurred in commercial fields of Ranunculus asiaticus in the Yunnan Province of China. Infected plants exhibited mosaic symptoms and growth abnormalities. Viral disease incidence for this ornamental crop host in the Yunnan Province was estimated to range from 10 to 20%. Electron microscopic examination of negatively stained leaf-dip preparations from symptomatic plants identified long, flexuous linear particles (approximately 800 nm). The samples were tested using indirect antigen-coated plate (ACP)-ELISA. ACP-ELISA results showed that the leaf samples from symptomatic plants reacted positively to the potyvirus group antibody (Agdia Inc., Eklhart, IN). Total nucleic acid extracted from symptomatic plants was tested using reverse transcription (RT)-PCR with primers (S 5′-GGNAAAAYAGYGGNCARCC-3′; M4: 5′-GTTTTCCCAGTCACGAC-3′ [N = A, G, C, or T; Y = C or T; and R = A or G]) designed to amplify the 3′ terminal region of genomic RNA of the genus Potyvirus (1). RT-PCR produced a 1,650-bp amplification product that was cloned and sequenced (GenBank Accession No. EU684747). The sequenced portion showed 90 and 99% identity with the Ranunculus mild mosaic virus (RMMV) isolates (GenBank Accession Nos. DQ152191 and EF445546) from Italy and Israel, respectively (2). To our knowledge, this is the first report of RMMV in China. Infection from this virus may cause losses for cut-flower production of Ranunculus asiaticu and it is also a potential threat for international trade of Ranunculus germplasm. References: (1) J. Chen and J. P. Chen. Chin. J. Virol. 18:371, 2002. (2) M. Turina et al. Phytopathology 96:560, 2006.


Plant Disease ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 87 (8) ◽  
pp. 1004-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Achon ◽  
C. Ratti ◽  
C. Rubies-Autonell

Mosaic and yellowing symptoms were observed on winter barley during March of 2002 in northeastern Spain. Symptoms were similar to those caused by Barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV) and Barley mild mosaic virus (BaMMV), members of the genus Bymovirus (family Potyviridae). Leaves from 17 samples of barley were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using antisera specific for BaYMV (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA) and BaMMV (Loewe Biochemica, Munich). Five samples tested positive with the BaYMV antiserum, and two samples were positive with the BaYMV and BaMMV antisera. Ranges of ELISA values were from 3.8 to 13 times higher than the negative controls with the BaYMV antiserum and from 18 to 21 times higher with the BaMMV antiserum. Mixed infections were further analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using specific primers that amplify 433 bp of BaYMV (1) and 445 bp of BaMMV coat protein gene (primer 1: 5′GCG TCC GTT GCA ACT GA 3′ and primer 2: 5′GAA TTG CTT GTG CCA ACA 3′. A PCR product of the expected size was observed with BaMMV primers but not with BaYMV primers. The sequence of BaMMV PCR product was determined and compared with that of the equivalent regions of other BaMMV isolates (Genbank Accession Nos. AJ242725, AJ224872, D83410, D83408, L49381, Y10973, and Y10974). The greatest nucleotide identity (96 to 98%) was found with isolates from Germany and Italy, followed by those from France and the United Kingdom (89%), and the lowest identity being with isolates from Asia (85 to 88%). The BaYMV presence needs to be confirmed. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a bymovirus infecting barley in Spain, and illustrates the continuing spread within Europe of viruses vectored by Polymyxa graminis Led. Reference: (1) D. Hariri et al. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 106:365, 2000.


2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Perez-Egusquiza ◽  
J. Z. Tang ◽  
L. I. Ward ◽  
J. D. Fletcher

2007 ◽  
Vol 142 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Yves Teycheney ◽  
Isabelle Acina ◽  
Benham E.L. Lockhart ◽  
Thierry Candresse

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 994
Author(s):  
Alina S. Puig ◽  
Sarah Wurzel ◽  
Stephanie Suarez ◽  
Jean-Philippe Marelli ◽  
Jerome Niogret

Theobroma cacao is affected by viruses on every continent where the crop is cultivated, with the most well-known ones belonging to the Badnavirus genus. One of these, cacao mild mosaic virus (CaMMV), is present in the Americas, and is transmitted by several species of Pseudococcidae (mealybugs). To determine which species are associated with virus-affected cacao plants in North America, and to assess their potential as vectors, mealybugs (n = 166) were collected from infected trees in Florida, and identified using COI, ITS2, and 28S markers. The species present were Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi (38%; n = 63), Maconellicoccus hirsutus (34.3%; n = 57), Pseudococcus comstocki (15.7%; n = 26), and Ferrisia virgata (12%; n = 20). Virus acquisition was assessed by testing mealybug DNA (0.8 ng) using a nested PCR that amplified a 500 bp fragment of the movement protein–coat protein region of CaMMV. Virus sequences were obtained from 34.6 to 43.1% of the insects tested; however, acquisition did not differ among species, X2 (3, N = 166) = 0.56, p < 0.91. This study identified two new mealybug species, P. jackbeardsleyi and M. hirsutus, as potential vectors of CaMMV. This information is essential for understanding the infection cycle of CaMMV and developing effective management strategies.


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