• Aggressiveness of Cuban Papaya ringspot virus Isolates on Carica papaya L. cv. Maradol Roja under Greenhouse Conditions 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Cruz, Maylin; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Giolitti, Fabian; Portal, Orelvis (SciTechnol, 2017-04-16)
      Carica papaya is a major fruit crop in tropical and subtropical regions; however, its production has several constraints. Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) is the most important pathogen affecting papaya plantations. Symptoms ...
    • Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV): genetic diversity and a new natural host 

      Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Castellanos Collazo, Onias; Vaghi Medina, Carlos Gaston; Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2021-10-15)
      Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) is a plant virus belonging to the genus Alfamovirus in the family Bromoviridae. AMV occurs worldwide and is one of the most important viruses affecting a large number of plant species, mainly ...
    • An Unwanted Association: The Threat to Papaya Crops by a Novel Potexvirus in Northwest Argentina 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Debat, Humberto Julio; Torres, Carolina; Portal, Orelvis; Jaramillo Zapata, Margarita; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Flores, Ceferino Rene; Ortiz, Claudio Manuel; Badaracco, Alejandra; Acuña, Luis Eduardo; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Quito-Avila, Diego; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Castellanos Collazo, Onias; Sánchez-Rodríguez, Aminael; Giolitti, Fabian (MDPI, 2022-10-19)
      An emerging virus isolated from papaya (Carica papaya) crops in northwestern (NW) Argentina was sequenced and characterized using next-generation sequencing. The resulting genome is 6667-nt long and encodes five open reading ...
    • Analysis of the coding-complete genomic sequence of groundnut ringspot virus suggests a common ancestor with tomato chlorotic spot virus 

      De Breuil, Soledad; Cañizares Sales, Joaquin; Blanca Postigo, Jose Miguel; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Giolitti, Fabian; Ziarsolo, Peio; Lenardon, Sergio Luis (2016)
      Groundnut ringspot virus (GRSV) and tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV) share biological and serological properties, so their identification is carried out by molecular methods. Their genomes consist of three segmented RNAs: ...
    • Bean leafroll virus (BLRV) in Argentina: molecular characterization and detection in alfalfa fields 

      Trucco, Veronica Milagros; De Breuil, Soledad; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2016-09)
      Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the main forage crop in Argentina and plays an essential role in the animal production chain, but it can be negatively affected by many factors, such as viral diseases. Here, we report the ...
    • Caracterización de Xylella fastidiosa a partir de materiales vegetales y cepas aisladas de olivo (Olea europaea L.) e implementación de un sistema de diagnóstico serológico en Argentina 

      Tolocka, Patricia; Giolitti, Fabian; Guzman, Fabiana; Mattio, Maria Fernanda; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Ortega, Leandro Ismael; Paccioretti, Mauro Andres; Roca, M.E.; Otero, Maria Laura; Haelterman, Raquel Mercedes (Ediciones INTA, 2021-12)
      Xylella fastidiosa está considerada plaga cuarentenaria de importancia global por el grave impacto económico y social que ocasiona en cultivos de importancia agrícola. El objetivo de este trabajo fue aislar y caracterizar ...
    • Complete genome sequence and integrated protein localization and interaction map for alfalfa dwarf virus, which combines properties of both cytoplasmic and nuclear plant rhabdoviruses 

      Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Giolitti, Fabian; De Breuil, Soledad; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Dietzgen, Ralf Georg (Elsevier, 2015-09)
      We have determined the full-length 14,491-nucleotide genome sequence of a new plant rhabdovirus, alfalfa dwarf virus (ADV). Seven open reading frames (ORFs) were identified in the antigenomic orientation of the negative-sense, ...
    • Complete genome sequence of a new enamovirus from Argentina infecting alfalfa plants showing dwarfism symptoms 

      Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Giolitti, Fabian; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; De Breuil, Soledad; Dietzgen, Ralf Georg; Lenardon, Sergio Luis (2016)
      Alfalfa dwarf disease, probably caused by synergistic interactions of mixed virus infections, is a major and emergent disease that threatens alfalfa production in Argentina. Deep sequencing of diseased alfalfa plant samples ...
    • Complete genome sequence of sunflower ring blotch virus, a new potyvirus infecting sunflower in Argentina 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; De Breuil, Soledad; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2017-06)
      The complete genome sequence of sunflower ring blotch virus (SuRBV), a previously undescribed potyvirus infecting sunflower in Argentina, is reported. The SuRBV genome comprises 9555 nucleotides (nt) and encodes a polyprotein ...
    • Complete nucleotide sequence of Alfalfa mosaic virus isolated from alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in Argentina 

      Trucco, Veronica Milagros; De Breuil, Soledad; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2014-06)
      The complete nucleotide sequence of an Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) isolate infecting alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in Argentina, AMV-Arg, was determined. The virus genome has the typical organization described for AMV, and ...
    • Cucumber mosaic virus infecting ‘Cavendish’ banana in Argentina 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Jaramillo Zapata, Margarita; Villarreal Filipovich, José; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Torres, Carolina; Portal, Orelvis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2018-12)
      Banana plants (Musa sp.) showing severe mosaic symptoms in leaves were observed in Laguna Naineck, Formosa, Argentina. Electron microscopy observations of leaf dip preparations revealed isometric particles ca. 30 nm in ...
    • Development of a full-length infectious clone of sunflower chlorotic mottle virus (SuCMoV) 

      Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Giolitti, Fabian; De Breuil, Soledad; Lenardon, Sergio Luis (Springer; Virology Division, International Union of Microbiological Societies, 2013-02)
      A full-length cDNA clone (p35SuCMoV) of the sunflower chlorotic mottle virus common strain (SuCMoV-C) genomic RNA was constructed. Three cDNA fragments covering the whole genome of SuCMoV-C were cloned between a cauliflower ...
    • Distribution and phylodynamics of papaya ringspot virus on Carica papaya in Cuba 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Giolitti, Fabian; Torres, Carolina; Portal, Orelvis (Wiley; British Society for Plant Pathology, 2018-09)
      Orchard and garden papaya crops grown in 47 Cuban municipalities were surveyed from 2008 to 2013, revealing the widespread distribution of papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) in Cuba. Phylodynamic analyses performed with the ...
    • Exploring species composition and population dynamics of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in peanut crops in Argentina 

      De Breuil, Soledad; Giudici, Albano Cesar; La Rossa, Francisco Ruben; Baldessari, Jorge Javier; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Giolitti, Fabian; Lenardon, Sergio Luis (Springer, 2021-04-26)
      Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) are major pests of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). They cause feeding damage and indirect injuries transmitting plant viruses. In Argentina, peanut is commonly affected by thrips. The crop ...
    • First report of johnsongrass mosaic virus in Argentina 

      Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (2019-11-21)
      Potyviruses are responsible for important economic losses in maize crop. This work reports the detection of johnsongrass mosaic virus, a potyvirus affecting maize in Argentina. Electron microscopy studies, mechanical ...
    • First report of Papaya ringspot virus infecting Carica papaya in Argentina 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Dal Zotto, Angelica; Galdeano, E.; Portal, O.; Giolitti, Fabian (Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università di Bari, 2016-06-20)
      Papaya plants (Carica papaya L.) with severe leaf mosaic and deformation symptoms were observed and collected in the Formosa, Corrientes and Misiones provinces of northern Argentina. These symptoms were similar to those ...
    • First report of papaya ringspot virus w infecting momordica charantia in Cuba 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Giolitti, Fabian; Portal, O. (Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università di Bari, 2015-01-16)
      During a survey conducted in July 2010, severe mosaic and deformations were observed on the leaves of cerasee (Momordica charantia) in Villa Clara, Cuba. The symptoms resembled those induced by Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) ...
    • First report of raspberry bushy dwarf virus infecting raspberry in Argentina 

      Dal Zotto, Angelica; Cardozo, Andrea; Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Giolitti, Fabian; Cobelo, Claudia Monica (Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università di Bari, 2017-11)
      In 2014-2015, raspberry (Rubus idaeus) cv. Autum bliss plants with dwarfism and foliar chlorosis were observed in commercial fields in parallel 42° in the Patagonia region of Argentina. Symptoms were similar to those ...
    • First Report of Tobacco Streak Virus Infecting Sunflower in Argentina 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (American Phytopathological Society, 2019-11-21)
      Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is one of the main oleaginous crops in the world, and Argentina is positioned among the top sunflower seed producers worldwide (FAO 2019). During the 2018 to 2019 crop season, sunflower plants ...
    • 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 ...