• Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests 

      Rotenberg, Dorith; Baumann, Aaron A.; Ben-Mahmoud, Sulley; Christiaens, Olivier; Dermauw, Wannes; Ioannidis, Panagiotis; Jacobs, Chris G. C.; Vargas Jentzsch, Iris M.; Oliver, Jonathan E.; Poelchau, Monica F.; Priya Rajarapu, Swapna; Schneweis, Derek J.; Snoeck, Simon; Taning, Clauvis N. T.; Wei, Dong; Widana Gamage, Shirani M. K.; Hughes, Daniel S. T.; Murali, Shwetha C.; Bailey, Samuel T.; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Holmes, Christopher J.; Jennings, Emily C.; Rosendale, Andrew J.; Rosselot, Andrew; Hervey, Kaylee; Schneweis, Brandi A.; Cheng, Sammy; Childers, Christopher; Simão, Felipe A.; Dietzgen, Ralf G.; Chao, Hsu; Dinh, Huyen; Vardhan Doddapaneni, Harsha; Dugan, Shannon; Han, Yi; Lee, Sandra L.; Muzny, Donna M.; Qu, Jiaxin; Worley, Kim C.; Benoit, Joshua B.; Friedrich, Markus; Jones, Jeffery W.; Panfilio, Kristen A.; Park, Yoonseong; Robertson, Hugh M.; Smagghe, Guy; Ullman, Diane E.; Van der Zee, Maurijn; Van Leeuwen, Thomas; Veenstra, Jan A.; Waterhouse, Robert M.; Weirauch, Matthew T.; Werren, John H.; Whitfield, Anna E.; Zdobnov, Evgeny M.; Gibbs, Richard A.; Richards, Stephen (BMC, 2020-10-19)
      Background The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is a globally invasive pest and plant virus vector on a wide array of food, fiber and ornamental crops. While there are numerous studies centered ...
    • Geographical distribution and first molecular detection of an Emaravirus, High Plains wheat mosaic virus, in Argentina 

      Alemandri, Vanina Maria; Mattio, Maria Fernanda; Rodriguez, Sandra Monica; Truol, Graciela Ana Maria (Springer, 2017-11)
      High Plains wheat mosaic virus (HPWMoV) has recently been assigned to genus Emaravirus and is the causal agent of High Plains disease. In this work the geographical distribution and first molecular detection of HPWMoV in ...
    • Geographical distribution, genetic studies and vector transmission of alfalfa enamovirus-1 infecting alfalfa crop in Argentina 

      Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2020-07)
      Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) growing areas of Argentina were surveyed between 2010 and 2018 to determine the geographical distribution and analyse the genetic diversity among alfalfa enamovirus-1 (AEV-1) isolates. The virus ...
    • Grapevine virus L: a novel vitivirus in grapevine 

      Debat, Humberto Julio; Zavallo, Diego; Brisbane, Reid Soltero; Vončina, Darko; Almeida, Rodrigo P. P.; Blouin, Arnaud G.; Al Rwahnih, Maher; Gomez Talquenca, Gonzalo; Asurmendi, Sebastian (2019-04-06)
      Vitiviruses are ssRNA(+) viruses in the family Betaflexiviridae (subfamily Trivirinae). There are currently 10 ICTV recognized virus species in the genus; nevertheless, the extended use of NGS technologies is rapidly ...
    • High-Throughput Sequencing for Deciphering the Virome of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) 

      Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Roumagnac, Philippe; Nemchinov, Lev G. (Frontiers Media, 2020-09-11)
      Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), also known as lucerne, is a major forage crop worldwide. In the United States, it has recently become the third most valuable field crop, with an estimated value of over $9.3 billion. Alfalfa ...
    • Highly GC-rich heterochromatin in chili peppers (Capsicum-Solanaceae): A cytogenetic and molecular characterization 

      Grabiele, Mauro; Debat, Humberto Julio; Scaldaferro, Marisel Analía; Aguilera, Patricia Mabel; Moscone, Eduardo Alberto; Seijo, José Guillermo; Ducasse, Daniel Adrian (Elsevier, 2018-08)
      Capsicum comprises 35 species of chili peppers and five of them are cultivated worldwide as spices or vegetables. Diploid karyotypes based in x = 12 and x = 13 are common in Capsicum and the constitutive heterochromatin ...
    • Hongos de podredumbre de la espiga en maíz, en Santiago del Estero y Chaco 

      Barontini, Javier Miguel; Ruiz Posse, Agustina María; Druetta, Marcelo Alberto; Torrico Ramallo, Ada Karina; Ferrer Lanfranchi, Mariana; Gimenez, Maria De La Paz (Asociación Argentina de Productores en Siembra Directa, 2021-07-26)
      Argentina se encuentra entre los lideres mundiales en producción de maíz, ocupando el sexto lugar como productor con alrededor de 60 millones de toneladas y oscila entre el tercero y cuarto como exportador ( MAGyP. 2020)
    • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Rhabdoviridae 2022 

      Walker, Peter J.; Freitas-Astúa, Juliana; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Blasdell, Kim R.; Breyta, Rachel; Dietzgen, Ralf G.; Fooks, Anthony R; Kondo, Hideki; Kurath, Gael; Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Whitfield, Anna E. (Microbiology Society, 2022-06-20)
      The family Rhabdoviridae comprises viruses with negative-sense (−) RNA genomes of 10–16 kb. Virions are typically enveloped with bullet-shaped or bacilliform morphology but can also be non-enveloped filaments. Rhabdoviruses ...
    • Identification and characterization of a new potyvirus infecting cucurbits 

      Perotto, Maria Cecilia; Pozzi, Elizabeth Alicia; Celli, Marcos Giovani; Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth; Mitidieri, Mariel Silvina; Conci, Vilma Cecilia (Springer, 2018-03)
      A new potyvirus, tentatively named cucurbit vein banding virus (CVBV), was identified in crops of cucurbits in San Pedro (Buenos Aires, Argentina). The complete genome sequences of two isolates of CVBV were obtained by ...
    • Identification and molecular characterization of a novel circular single-stranded DNA virus associated with yerba mate in Argentina 

      Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; De Breuil, Soledad; Nome Docampo, Claudia (Springer, 2018-10)
      A single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) virus was detected in Yerba mate samples showing chlorotic linear patterns, chlorotic rings and vein yellowing. The full-genome sequences of six different isolates of this ssDNA circular virus ...
    • Identification and molecular characterization of a phytoplasma associated with sunflower in Argentina 

      Guzmán, Fabiana; Giolitti, Fabian; Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Conci, Luis Rogelio (Springer, 2014-04)
      Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants showing capitulum with virescence, phyllody and flower malformation, shortened internodes and abnormal branches were found in a field in Pedro Luro (Buenos Aires province, Argentina). ...
    • Identification of the first endogenous Ophiovirus sequence 

      Marsile-Medun, Soledad; Debat, Humberto Julio; Gifford, Robert James (BioRxiv, 2018-05-05)
      Endogenous viral elements (EVEs) are sequences in eukaryotic genomes that are derived from the ancestral integration of viral sequences into germline cells. Ophioviruses (family Ophioviridae) are a recently established ...
    • Identification of three novel subgroups within the X-disease group phytoplasma associated with strawberry redness disease 

      Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Meneguzzi, Natalia; Conci, Luis Rogelio (2017-04)
      Strawberry plants showing symptoms of lethal redness disease were found in production fields located in Tucumán province, Argentina. The presence of phytoplasmas was confirmed by PCR of 16S rDNA gene using phytoplasma ...
    • Identification, molecular characterization and relative incidence of begomoviruses infecting bean crops in northwestern Argentina: an update 

      Varela, Gonzalo Matías; Avalos, Vera; Reyna, Pablo Gastón; Laguna, Irma Graciela; Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia (Springer; Australasian Plant Pathology Society, 2018-07)
      Three begomoviruses were identified in bean crops in northwestern Argentina: Bean golden mosaic virus (BGMV), Tomato yellow spot virus (ToYSV) and Soybean blistering mosaic virus (SbBMV). Nucleic acid hybridization probes ...
    • Illuminating the Plant Rhabdovirus Landscape through Metatranscriptomics Data 

      Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Dietzgen, Ralf G.; Debat, Humberto Julio (MDPI, 2021-07-05)
      Rhabdoviruses infect a large number of plant species and cause significant crop diseases. They have a negative-sense, single-stranded unsegmented or bisegmented RNA genome. The number of plant-associated rhabdovirid sequences ...
    • Impact of yellow leaf virus on sugarcane commercial fields 

      Asinari, Florencia; Perez Gomez, Sergio Gregorio; Easdale, C.; Rago, Alejandro Mario; Balzarini, Monica; Cafrune, Eva Encarnacion (Springer, 2020-11-17)
      A survey of Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV) was conducted in northern Argentina in 2015 and 2016 using tissue blot immunoassay (TBIA). Results showed plant infection rates of 2.2–86.7% in sugarcane commercial fields ...
    • Improvement of conditional Cre-lox system through application of the regulatory sequences from Cowpea mosaic virus 

      Kopertekh, Lilya; Krebs, Erika; Guzman, Fabiana (Springer, 2018-04)
      To study the impact of regulatory sequences from Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) on Cre-mediated recombination rates, the cre gene was flanked by the 5′ non-translated and 3′ non-translated regions of CPMV. This cre configuration ...
    • Improving the Comprehension of Pathogenicity and Phylogeny in ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma meliae’ through Genome Characterization 

      Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Xiao-Hua, Yan; Chih-Horng, Kuo; Marcone, Carmine; Conci, Luis Rogelio (MDPI, 2024-01-11)
      ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma meliae’ is a pathogen associated with chinaberry yellowing disease, which has become a major phytosanitary problem for chinaberry forestry production in Argentina. Despite its economic impact, no ...
    • Incidence and prevalence of aphid-borne viruses infecting strawberry in Argentina 

      Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth; Celli, Marcos Giovani; Torrico Ramallo, Ada Karina; Asinari, Florencia; Pozzi, Elizabeth Alicia; Peña Malavera, Andrea Natalia; Kirschbaum, Daniel Santiago; Perotto, Maria Cecilia; Conci, Vilma Cecilia (Wiley, 2018-07)
      The incidence and prevalence of strawberry viruses were determined in surveys of randomly selected strawberry plants grown in different regions of Argentina. In 2009 and 2010, 1034 plants from 28 fields and 1060 plants ...
    • Incidence of Garlic common latent virus in Argentina, and phylogenetic and recombination analyses of isolates = Incidência de Garlic common latent virus na Argentina, e análise filogenética e de recombinação de isolados 

      Torrico Ramallo, Ada Karina; Celli, Marcos Giovani; Conci, Luis Rogelio; Conci, Vilma Cecilia (Embrapa, 2015-05)
      The objective of this work was to estimate the incidence and prevalence of Garlic common latent virus (GarCLV) in the main production regions of garlic (Allium sativum) in Argentina, and to perform phylogenetic and ...