This is a report of the complete nucleotide sequence of a begomovirus infecting sweet potato in the Northeastern region of Argentina. Sequence comparisons indicated that the isolate under study has the highest nucleotide sequence identity (93.6 %) with Sweet potato leaf curl virus Puerto Rico. According to the current taxonomic criteria for begomovirus classification the Argentinean isolate would correspond to a new strain of Sweet potato leaf curl virus.
Authors: P. R. Pardina, A. Luque, C. Nome, E.L. Colomba, S.F. Delgado, L. Difeo, P. R. Pardina, A. Luque, C. Nome, E.L. Colomba, S.F. Delgado, L. Difeo
Contributors: Segundo Fuentes, Segundo Fuentes
Subjects: Sweetpotato viruses
Pages: 4
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2012
Keywords: Begomovirus, Latin America, Sweetpotato diseases, Sweetpotato viruses
HOW TO CITE
Pardina, P.R., Luque, A., Nome, C., Colomba, E.L., Delgado, S.F. and Di Feo, L., 2012. First report of Sweet potato leaf curl virus infecting sweet potato in Argentina. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 7(1), pp.157-160.