The etiology of citrus leprosis was initially contested. In the United States, Fawcett and
Burger in 1911 (cited by Bitancourt [8]) suggested that the disease was caused by the …

Limes as a fruit crop are of great economic importance, key to Asian and South American
cuisines and cultivated in nearly all tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Demand for …

Citrus leprosis complex is an emerging disease in the Americas, associated with two
unrelated taxa of viruses distributed in South, Central, and North America. The cytoplasmic …

Citrus leprosis in Colombia was previously shown to be caused by cytoplasmic Citrus
leprosis virus (CiLV-C). In 2011, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and reverse …

Citrus leprosis (CL) is a viral disease endemic to the Western Hemisphere that produces
local necrotic and chlorotic lesions on leaves, branches, and fruit and causes serious yield …

The first cases of ornamental plants found infected by Brevipalpus transmitted viruses (BTV)
were described in the 1990's from the region of Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil; …

The complete nucleotide sequence of the genomic RNA 1 (8745 nt) and RNA 2 (4986 nt) of
Citrus leprosis virus cytoplasmic type (CiLV-C) was determined using cloned cDNA. RNA 1 …

Citrus leprosis has been one of the most destructive diseases of citrus in the Americas. In the
last decade important progress has been achieved such as the complete genome …

Citrus leprosis virus C (CiLV-C, genus Cilevirus, family Kitaviridae) is an atypical virus that
does not spread systemically in its plant hosts. Upon its inoculation by Brevipalpus mites …

Citrus leprosis virus C (CiLV-C) causes a severe disease affecting citrus orchards in the
Western hemisphere. This study reveals the molecular variability of the virus by analyzing …