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Alfalfa Leaf Curl Virus: an Aphid-Transmitted Geminivirus |
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| Authors: | Philippe Roumagnac Martine Granier Pauline Bernardo Ma?lle Deshoux Romain Ferdinand Serge Galzi Emmanuel Fernandez Charlotte Julian Isabelle Abt Denis Filloux Fran?ois Mesléard Arvind Varsani Stéphane Blanc Darren P Martin Michel Peterschmitt |
| Abstract: | The family Geminiviridae comprises seven genera differentiated by genome organization, sequence similarity, and insect vector. Capulavirus, an eighth genus, has been proposed to accommodate two newly discovered highly divergent geminiviruses that presently have no known vector. Alfalfa leaf curl virus, identified here as a third capulavirus, is shown to be transmitted by Aphis craccivora. This is the first report of an aphid-transmitted geminivirus. |
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