Tomato leaf curl Mahé virus: a novel tomato-infecting monopartite begomovirus from the Seychelles

Arch Virol. 2018 Dec;163(12):3451-3453. doi: 10.1007/s00705-018-4007-3. Epub 2018 Sep 3.

Abstract

This is the first description of the complete genome sequence of a new monopartite begomovirus isolated from tomato with symptoms of tomato (yellow) leaf curl disease collected in the Seychelles. The DNA-A-like nucleotide sequences share the highest nucleotide sequence identity (84%) with tomato leaf curl Anjouan virus (ToLCAnjV) from the Comoros islands. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed its recombinant nature and its relationship to Old World monopartite and bipartite begomoviruses. This discovery of a new member of a species confirms the high genetic diversity of begomoviruses in the south-western Indian Ocean islands.

MeSH terms

  • Begomovirus / classification
  • Begomovirus / genetics
  • Begomovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Genome, Viral
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Diseases / virology*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Seychelles
  • Solanum lycopersicum / virology*