• A glimpse into the DNA virome of the unique “living fossil” Welwitschia mirabilis 

      Debat, Humberto Julio; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban (Elsevier, 2022-08-10)
      Here, we report the identification and characterization of four novel DNA viruses from Welwitschia mirabilis transcriptomic and genomic datasets. Complete circular virus-like sequences with affinity to members of ...
    • Detection and Identification of the First Viruses in Chia (Salvia hispanica) 

      Celli, Marcos Giovani; Perotto, Maria Cecilia; Martino, Julia Andrea; Flores, Ceferino Rene; Conci, Vilma Cecilia; Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia (MDPI, 2014-09)
      Chia (Salvia hispanica), an herbaceous plant native to Latin America, has become important in the last 20 years due to its beneficial effects on health. Here, we present the first record and identification of two viruses ...
    • Genome characterization of an Argentinean isolate of alfalfa leaf curl virus 

      Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; De Breuil, Soledad; Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (2018-03)
      We investigated the molecular characteristics of an Argentinean isolate of alfalfa leaf curl virus (ALCV-Arg), a virus of the genus Capulavirus in the family Geminiviridae that was isolated from alfalfa plants showing ...
    • Reconstruction and characterization of full-length begomovirus and alphasatellite genomes infecting pepper through metagenomics 

      Bornancini, Veronica Andrea; Irazoqui, Jose Matias; Flores, Ceferino Rene; Vaghi Medina, Carlos Gaston; Amadio, Ariel; Lopez Lambertini, Paola Maria (MDPI, 2020-02)
      In northwestern Argentina (NWA), pepper crops are threatened by the emergence of begomoviruses due to the spread of its vector, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). The genus Begomovirus includes pathogens that can have a monopartite ...