Is there a “biological desert” with the discovery of new plant viruses? A retrospective analysis for new fruit tree viruses

W Hou, S Li, S Massart - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
High throughput sequencing technologies accelerated the pace of discovery and
identification of new viral species. Nevertheless, biological characterization of a new virus is …

Advances in and Prospects for Actinidia Viruses

G Zhang, B Bai, M Xu, Y Liu, Y Wu, L Zhao - Plant Disease, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) is an economically important fruit crop worldwide. Before 2010,
kiwifruit viruses had not received much attention; since then, more than 20 viruses infecting …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a Multiplex RT-PCR for Simultaneous Detection of Five Actinidia Viruses

K Wu, D Li, Y Wu - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) is a perennial fruit tree, and the fruit of kiwifruit is economically and
nutritionally important worldwide. To date, approximately 23 species of kiwifruit viruses have …

Occurrence and Molecular Variability of Kiwifruit Viruses in Actinidia deliciosa 'Xuxiang' in the Shaanxi Province of China

L Zhao, W Yang, Y Zhang, Z Wu, QC Wang… - Plant …, 2019 - Am Phytopath Society
Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) is an economically substantial fruit crop with China the main
producer. China is the primary source of wild kiwifruit and the largest producer of kiwifruit in …

A novel Actinidia cytorhabdovirus characterized using genomic and viral protein interaction features

Y Wang, G Wang, J Bai, Y Zhang… - Molecular Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A novel cytorhabdovirus, tentatively named Actinidia virus D (AcVD), was identified from
kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) in China using high‐throughput sequencing technology. The …

Distribution and molecular characterization of Citrus leaf blotch virus from Actinidia in Shaanxi province, China

H Liu, S Song, W Wu, W Mi, C Shen, B Bai… - European Journal of Plant …, 2019 - Springer
Kiwi fruit (Actinidia spp.) is one of the most important fruit crops in the world. Shaanxi is the
largest kiwi fruit growing area in China. In this study, field investigation and virus detection …

Novel ampeloviruses infecting cassava in central africa and the South-West Indian Ocean Islands

Y Kwibuka, E Bisimwa, AG Blouin, C Bragard… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cassava is one of the most important staple crops in Africa and its production is seriously
damaged by viral diseases. In this study, we identify for the first time and characterize the …

Occurrence and molecular characterization of Actinidia virus C (AcVC), a novel vitivirus infecting kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) in China

L Zhao, M Cao, Q Huang, M Jing, W Bao… - Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) is an economically important fruit crop in the world. China is the
largest producer of kiwifruit in terms of both acreage and yield. In this study, a novel virus …

Mixed infection of ITPase-encoding potyvirid and secovirid in Mercurialis perennis: evidences for a convergent euphorbia-specific viral counterstrike

M Mahillon, J Brodard, N Dubuis, P Gugerli, AG Blouin… - Virology Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background In cellular organisms, inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatases (ITPases)
prevent the incorporation of mutagenic deaminated purines into nucleic acids. These …

Viromics reveals the viral diversity in cultivated and wild kiwifruit

L Zhao, J Wang, S Sujata, J Sun, Y Wang… - Plant …, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
China, the center of origin of kiwifruit, has the largest kiwifruit cultivation and production area
worldwide, and Shaanxi Province is the major kiwifruit-growing region in China. However …