title: Molecular identification of a new begomovirus infecting yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) in Colombia.
abstract: The complete genome sequence of a bipartite begomovirus (genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae) infecting yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) in the state of Valle del Cauca (Colombia) has been determined. The complete DNA-A and DNA-B components were determined to be 2600 and 2572 nt in length, respectively. The DNA-A showed the highest nucleotide sequence identity (87.2 %) to bean dwarf mosaic virus (M88179), a begomovirus found in common bean crops in Colombia, and only 77.4 % identity to passion fruit severe leaf distortion virus (FJ972767), a begomovirus identified infecting passion fruit in Brazil. Based on its sequence identity to all other begomoviruses known to date and in accordance with the ICTV species demarcation criterion for the genus Begomovirus (≥91 % sequence identity for the complete DNA-A), the name passion fruit leaf distortion virus is proposed for this new begomovirus. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a bipartite begomovirus affecting passion fruit in Colombia and the second report of a geminivirus affecting this crop worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, AA 237, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vaca-Vaca
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, AA 237, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
authors.forename: Emerson Clovis
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Carrasco-Lozano
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, AA 237, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. klopezl@unal.edu.co.
authors.forename: Karina
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3623-4725
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: López-López
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D053839:Begomovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003105:Colombia; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D005638:Fruit / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D029598:Passiflora / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000821:virology; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral