Alfalfa Leaf Curl Virus: an Aphid-Transmitted Geminivirus

• Published in: Journal of virology Vol. 89; no. 18; pp. 9683 - 9688
• Main Authors: Roumagnac, Philippe, Granier, Martine, Bernardo, Pauline, Deshoux, Maëlle, Ferdinand, Romain, Galzi, Serge, Fernandez, Emmanuel, Julian, Charlotte, Abt, Isabelle, Filloux, Denis, Mesléard, François, Varsani, Arvind, Blanc, Stéphane, Martin, Darren P., Peterschmitt, Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Aphids - virology; Biodiversity and Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Geminiviridae - physiology; Geminiviridae - ultrastructure; Genetic Diversity and Evolution; Plant Diseases - virology; Index Medicus

The family Geminiviridae comprises seven genera differentiated by genome organization, sequence similarity, and insect vector. Capulavirus, an eighth genus, has been proposed to accommodate two newly discovered highly divergent geminiviruses that presently have no known vector. Alfalfa leaf curl vir...