title: Persistent, circulative transmission of begomoviruses by whitefly vectors.
abstract: Begomoviruses comprise an emerging and economically important group of plant viruses exclusively transmitted by the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci in many regions of the world. The past twenty years have witnessed significant progress in studying the molecular interactions between members of this virus group and B. tabaci. Mechanisms and proteins encoded by the insect vector and its bacterial symbionts, which have been shown to be important for virus transmission, have been identified and thoroughly studied. Despite the economic importance of this group of viruses and their impact on the global agriculture, progress in investigating the virus-vector interactions is moving slowly when compared with similar virus-vector systems in plants and animals. Major advances in this field and future perspectives will be discussed in this review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
authors.forename: Surapathrudu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanakala
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
authors.forename: Adi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kliot
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
authors.forename: Britto
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cathrin Pakkianathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel; Al-Qasemi Research Center, Al-Qasemi Academic College, P. O. Box 124, Baqa El-Gharbia 30100, Israel.
authors.forename: Basheer Abu
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Farich
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Santana-Magal
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
authors.forename: Meytar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elimelech
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kontsedalov
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
authors.forename: Galina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lebedev
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States; Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States; Agricultural Research Service, Biological Integrated Pest Management Research Unit, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cilia
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel. Electronic address: ghanim@agri.gov.il.
authors.forename: Murad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghanim
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000821:virology; D053839:Begomovirus / Q000502:physiology*; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000821:virology*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology; D013559:Symbiosis