Network Analysis of the Papaya Orchard Virome from Two Agroecological Regions of Chiapas, Mexico.

ABSTRACT: The study of complex ecological interactions, such as those among host, pathogen, and vector communities, can help to explain host ranges and the emergence of novel pathogens. We evaluated the viromes of papaya orchards, including weed and insect viromes, to identify common viruses in intensive production of papaya in the Pacific Coastal Plain and the Central Depression of Chiapas, Mexico. Samples of papaya cultivar Maradol, susceptible to papaya ringspot virus (PRSV), were categorized by symptoms by local farmers (papaya ringspot symptoms, non-PRSV symptoms, or asymptomatic). These analyses revealed the presence of 61 viruses, where only 4 species were shared among both regions, 16 showed homology to known viruses, and 36 were homologous with genera including Potyvirus, Comoviru

SUBMITTER: Alcala-Briseno RI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6967384 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature