The complete nucleotide sequence of an isolate of Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus found in Sicily.
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.
Davino
Salvatore
S
Dipartimento di Scienze Entomologiche, Fitopatologiche, Microbiologiche e Zootecniche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo, Italy.
Miozzi
Laura
L
Accotto
Gian Paolo
GP
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