title: Molecular Evidence for the Occurrence of Abutilon mosaic virus, A New World Begomovirus in India.
abstract: During an investigation in the year 2010, on the weed reservoir of begomovirus, Abutilon pictum showing bright yellow mosaic symptoms was observed in Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, India. The complete bipartite genome of a begomovirus was cloned and sequenced which revealed association of Abutilon mosaic virus (AbMV). Nicotiana benthamiana plants inoculated biolistically with the concatemers generated through rolling circle amplification of the cloned DNAs were asymptomatic; however three out of nine plants showed presence of viral DNA A. A recombination event in the ORF BC1 with ToLCNDV DNA B (HM989846) was detected. This is the first molecular evidence of AbMV in India.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, 110012 India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jyothsna
authors.affiliation: Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, 110012 India.
authors.forename: Q M I
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Haq
authors.affiliation: Plant Breeding, IARI, Regional Station, Wellington, 643231 India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jayaprakash
authors.affiliation: Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, 110012 India.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Malathi
keywords: Abutilon mosaic virus; Abutilon pictum; Malvaceae; New world begomovirus