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A survey of geminiviruses and associated satellite DNAs in the cotton-growing areas of northwestern India

A survey of geminiviruses and associated satellite DNAs in the cotton-growing areas of... Severe symptoms of cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) are caused by the association of a single-stranded circular DNA satellite (betasatellite) with a helper begomovirus. In this study, we analyzed 40 leaf samples (primarily cotton with CLCuD symptoms and other plants growing close by) from four sites between New Delhi and the Pakistan/India border, using rolling-circle amplification (RCA) and PCR. In total, the complete sequences of 12 different helper viruses, eight alphasatellites, and one betasatellite from five different plant species were obtained. A recombinant helper virus molecule found in okra and a novel alphasatellite-related DNA from croton are also described. This is the first report of the presence of both DNA components (helper virus and betasatellite) associated with resistance-breaking CLCuD in India, and it highlights the need for further work to combat its damage and spread. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Virology Springer Journals

A survey of geminiviruses and associated satellite DNAs in the cotton-growing areas of northwestern India

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Biomedicine; Infectious Diseases; Medical Microbiology; Virology
ISSN
0304-8608
eISSN
1432-8798
DOI
10.1007/s00705-011-1201-y
pmid
22209785
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Abstract

Severe symptoms of cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) are caused by the association of a single-stranded circular DNA satellite (betasatellite) with a helper begomovirus. In this study, we analyzed 40 leaf samples (primarily cotton with CLCuD symptoms and other plants growing close by) from four sites between New Delhi and the Pakistan/India border, using rolling-circle amplification (RCA) and PCR. In total, the complete sequences of 12 different helper viruses, eight alphasatellites, and one betasatellite from five different plant species were obtained. A recombinant helper virus molecule found in okra and a novel alphasatellite-related DNA from croton are also described. This is the first report of the presence of both DNA components (helper virus and betasatellite) associated with resistance-breaking CLCuD in India, and it highlights the need for further work to combat its damage and spread.

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Archives of VirologySpringer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 2012

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