A new begomovirus isolated from a potyvirus-infected bean plant causes asymptomatic infections in bean and N. benthamiana

Arch Virol. 2020 Jul;165(7):1659-1665. doi: 10.1007/s00705-020-04646-y. Epub 2020 May 13.

Abstract

In this work, a begomovirus isolated from a bean plant coinfected with the potyviruses bean common mosaic virus and bean common mosaic necrosis virus was characterized. The three viruses were detected by high-throughput sequencing and assembly of total small RNAs, but the begomovirus-related contigs did not allow precise identification. Molecular analysis based on standard DNA amplification techniques revealed the presence of a single bipartite virus, which is a novel begomovirus according to the current taxonomic criteria. Infectious clones were generated and agroinoculated into Phaseolus vulgaris and Nicotiana benthamiana plants. In all cases, viral DNA-A and DNA-B were detected in new growths, but no symptoms were observed, thus indicating that this virus produces asymptomatic infections in both host species.

MeSH terms

  • Begomovirus / classification
  • Begomovirus / genetics
  • Begomovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Begomovirus / physiology
  • Coinfection / virology
  • Nicotiana / virology*
  • Phaseolus / virology*
  • Plant Diseases / virology*
  • Potyvirus / physiology*

Supplementary concepts

  • Bean common mosaic necrosis virus
  • Bean common mosaic virus