Effects of cucumber mosaic virus infection on Arabidopsis thaliana in wild populations: from mutualism to antagonism.

ABSTRACT: It is broadly accepted that viruses are often commensals or conditional mutualists of plants, a concept based on results of experiments under controlled conditions with scarce evidence from studies of plants infected in the field. Demonstrating that plant viruses are mutualists, commensals, or pathogens in nature, and identifying under which conditions is highly relevant to understand plant-virus interactions. We analysed the effect of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) infection on the fitness of Arabidopsis thaliana plants in two wild populations. We monitored plant demography and CMV infection dynamics and, in each plant, quantified life-history traits related to survival and reproduction. We also analysed experimentally the effects of infection on plant tolerance to cold and drought. Data sho

SUBMITTER: de Andres-Toran R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12630447 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature