Discovery of Two Novel Negeviruses in a Dungfly Collected from the Arctic [PDF]
Viruses, 2020 Negeviruses are a proposed group of insect-specific viruses that can be separated into two distinct phylogenetic clades, Nelorpivirus and Sandewavirus.
Gang Lu +11 more
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Potential effect of Wolbachia on virus restriction in the spider mite T. truncatus [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyThe mite T. truncatus is a significant agricultural pest and may serve as a potential vector for viral transmission. However, the virome of T. truncatus remains understudied.
Lucas Yago Melo Ferreira +15 more
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Rescue of a Cilevirus from infectious cDNA clones [PDF]
Virus ResearchReverse genetics systems represent an important tool for studying the molecular and functional processes of viral infection. Citrus leprosis virus C (CiLV-C) (genus Cilevirus, family Kitaviridae) is the main pathogen responsible for the citrus leprosis ...
Mikhail Oliveira Leastro +3 more
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Molecular Methods for the Simultaneous Detection of Tomato Fruit Blotch Virus and Identification of Tomato Russet Mite, a New Potential Virus–Vector System Threatening Solanaceous Crops Worldwide [PDF]
VirusesTomato fruit blotch virus (ToFBV) (Blunervirus solani, family Kitaviridae) was firstly identified in Italy in 2018 in tomato plants that showed the uneven, blotchy ripening and dimpling of fruits.
Marta Luigi +10 more
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Characterization of the Virome Associated with the Ubiquitous Two-Spotted Spider Mite, Tetranychus urticae [PDF]
VirusesAgricultural pests can cause direct damage to crops, including chlorosis, loss of vigor, defoliation, and wilting. In addition, they can also indirectly damage plants, such as by transmitting pathogenic micro-organisms while feeding on plant tissues ...
Lucas Yago Melo Ferreira +9 more
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From darkness to light: Genetic manipulation of an atypical plant virus unveils key insights into kitavirus biology, highlighting capsid protein and eIF4A engagement to drive viral infection. [PDF]
PLoS PathogensKitaviridae, a newly recognized virus family, includes plant viruses infecting crops of great global importance, notably citrus. Despite its significant impact on citrus agricultural production, the molecular mechanisms underlying kitavirus infections ...
Mikhail Oliveira Leastro +3 more
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PhytoFrontiersFlat mites (Tenuipalpidae) are diverse phytophagous arthropods, among which Brevipalpus species are economically important pests capable of transmitting plant viruses.
Michael J Melzer +2 more
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Transmission of tomato fruit blotch virus by the tomato russet mite: epidemiological implications for an emerging/re-emerging tomato disease [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe tomato russet mite (TRM), Aculops lycopersici (Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea), was recently suspected to be the vector of tomato fruit blotch virus (ToFBV; Blunervirus solani), a newly identified kitavirus infecting tomato cultivation worldwide ...
Sabrina Bertin +10 more
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Passion fruit green spot virus: host range, experimental indicator plants, latency and incubation periods [PDF]
Scientia AgricolaYellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa) is the most cultivated passion fruit species in Brazil, the world's largest producer. Several viral diseases have been reported to infect the Passiflora species, including those caused by passion ...
Gleice Rafaela Renunza Pires +5 more
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ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: <i>Kitaviridae</i> 2026. [PDF]
J Gen VirolThe family Kitaviridae comprises plant-infecting viruses with segmented, positive-sense (+), ssRNA genomes, most of which are polyadenylated at the 3′-end. Members are classified into different
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