Revision of taxonomic criteria for species demarcation in the family Geminiviridae, and an updated list of begomovirus species
Revision of taxonomic criteria for species demarcation in the family Geminiviridae, and an updated list of begomovirus species
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DOI:
10.1007/s00705-002-0957-5
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发表时间:
2003-02-01
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2.7
通讯作者:
Stanley, J
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作者:
Fauquet, CM;Bisaro, DM;Stanley, J
Members of the family Geminiviridae characteristically have circular single-stranded DNA genomes packaged within twinned (so-called geminate) particles. Geminiviruses are currently divided into four genera on the basis of their genome organizations and biological properties [2, 20]. Those that have a monopartite genome and are transmitted by leafhopper vectors, primarily to monocotyledonous plants, are included in the genus Mastrevirus, of which Maize streak virus is the type species. Viruses that have monopartite genomes distinct from those of the mastreviruses and that are transmitted by leafhopper vectors to dicotyledonous plants are included in the genus Curtovirus, with Beet curly top virus as the type species. The genus Topocuvirus, recently recognized by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)[18], has only one member (also the type species), Tomato pseudo-curly top virus, which has a monopartite genome and is transmitted by a treehopper vector to dicotyledonous plants. The genusBegomoviruscontains viruses that are transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) to dicotyledonous plants, with Bean golden yellow mosaic virus (originally Bean golden mosaic virus–Puerto Rico) as the type species. Many begomoviruses have bipartite genomes (DNA A and DNA B components), although numerous begomoviruses with a monopartite genome occur in the Old World, and there are some for which a single component is not infectious yet no DNA B component has been found. Geminiviruses cause significant yield losses to many crop plants throughout the world [5, 7]. Because of their economic importance and the relative ease with which their DNA genomes can be cloned, many geminiviruses have been isolated and characterized. Guidelines for naming