title: The complete nucleotide sequence of an isolate of Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus found in Sicily.
abstract: Partial sequences of Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus (TYLCSV) derived from tomato samples collected in Sicily in 1999, 2002 and 2004 indicated the presence of a TYLCSV different from the one previously described as the Sic strain. Here, we report a complete DNA sequence that is classified as belonging to the TYLCSV type strain (Sar strain), confirming the co-existence in Sicily of virus populations of both strains. Moreover, comparisons between this new sequence and those of the two recombinants recently described in Sicily revealed unequivocally (99% identity) that their TYLCSV-derived portion originated from the Sar strain.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Entomologiche, Fitopatologiche, Microbiologiche e Zootecniche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davino
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miozzi
authors.forename: Gian Paolo
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Accotto
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D053839:Begomovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D012802:Sicily