Tomato leaf curl Kunene virus: A novel tomato-infecting monopartite begomovirus from Namibia
2020
Lett, Jean-Michel | Ncho, Jocelin | Claverie, Sohini | Hoareau, Marie Murielle | Lefeuvre, Pierre | De Cauwer, Vera | Becker, Rolf
This is the first description of the complete genome sequence of a new monopartite begomovirus isolated from tomato with symptoms of tomato (yellow) leaf curl disease collected in northwestern Namibia, which we provisionally name “tomato leaf curl Kunene virus”. The DNA-A-like nucleotide sequence shares the highest nucleotide sequence identity (82.8%) with tobacco leaf curl Zimbabwe virus (ToLCZWV). Phylogenetic analysis confirmed its affiliation with Old World monopartite begomoviruses. The discovery of a new begomovirus in a vegetable plant in Namibia highlights the importance of maintaining epidemiological surveillance in southern Africa.
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