Genomic variation and diversification in begomovirus genome in implication to host and vector adaptation

D Nigam - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Begomoviruses (family Geminiviridae, genus Begomovirus) are DNA viruses transmitted in a
circulative, persistent manner by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). As revealed by …

A C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci interacts with the capsid proteins of begomoviruses and inhibits virus retention

S Ghosh, R Srinivasan, M Ghanim - Insect molecular biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Begomoviruses are a group of ssDNA viruses exclusively transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia
tabaci and constrain vegetable production in the old and new worlds. Although multiple …

Positive selection and intrinsic disorder are associated with multifunctional C4 (AC4) proteins and geminivirus diversification

CM Deom, MT Brewer, PM Severns - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Viruses within the Geminiviridae family cause extensive agricultural losses. Members of four
genera of geminiviruses contain a C4 gene (AC4 in geminiviruses with bipartite genomes) …

Recombination and darwinian selection as drivers of genetic diversity and evolution of sweet potato leaf curl viruses in Tanzania

HS Bachwenkizi, GE Temu, DR Mbanzibwa… - … and Molecular Plant …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Using High-throughput Sequencing (HTS) and Sanger sequencing techniques, we
detected sweet potato leaf curl viruses (SPLCVs; Genus Begomovirus) and determined their …

Detection of multiple Begomoviruses in chilli crop in the five agro-climatic zones of Tamil Nadu state of India

P Jayanthi, P Kumar, A Roy, B Mandal… - Tropical Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Chilli, an important vegetable cum spice crop in India, is affected by various biotic and
abiotic factors, which leads to a significant reduction in the growth and yield of the chilli crop …

Low-cost water boiling method successfully employed to extract DNA from a single whitefly to detect yellow mosaic disease-causing viruses in PCR

D Kumar, M Akram, N Kamaal - Archives of Phytopathology and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
A cost-effective DNA extraction approach was developed and applied to PCR-based
identification of yellow mosaic disease (YMD) causing viruses in individual whiteflies …

Metagenomic analyses and genetic diversity of Tomato leaf curl Arusha virus affecting tomato plants in Kenya

EK Avedi, AO Adediji, DC Kilalo, FM Olubayo… - Virology journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Tomato production is threatened worldwide by the occurrence of
begomoviruses which are associated with tomato leaf curl diseases. There is little …

Comparative genome analysis of Old World and New World TYLCV reveals a biasness toward highly variable amino acids in coat protein

D Nigam, E Muthukrishnan, LF Flores-López, M Nigam… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Begomoviruses, belonging to the family Geminiviridae and the genus Begomovirus, are
DNA viruses that are transmitted by whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in a circulative …

Characterization of begomoviruses and DNA satellites associated with tomato

S Chakraborty, S Dutta, S Samanta, S Das… - Geminivirus: Detection …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.), belonging to the family Solanaceae, is an
extensively grown vegetable crop including both tropical and subtropical areas in the world …

Cassava mosaic virus in Africa: Functional analysis of virus coat proteins based on evolutionary processes and protein structure

WP Dauda, P Abraham, IV Fasogbon, CO Adetunji… - Gene Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) has been identified as a typical example of a
pathogenic microorganism that constitutes a global menace to cassava's profitable …