The complete nucleotide sequence of an isolate of Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus found in Sicily
- Authors: Davino, S; Miozzi, L; Accotto, GP;
- Publication year: 2010
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Key words: TYLCS, Italy
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/53920
Abstract
Partial sequences of Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus (TYLCSV) derived from tomato samples collected in Sicily in 1999, 2002 and 2004 indicated the presence of a TYLCSV different from the one previously described as the Sic strain. Here, we report a complete DNA sequence that is classified as belonging to the TYLCSV type strain (Sar strain), confirming the co-existence in Sicily of virus populations of both strains. Moreover, comparisons between this new sequence and those of the two recombinants recently described in Sicily revealed unequivocally (99% identity) that their TYLCSV-derived portion originated from the Sar strain. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.