Phylogenetic characterization of East African cassava mosaic begomovirus (Geminiviridae) isolated from Manihot carthaginensis subsp. glaziovii (Mull.Arg.) Allem., from a non-cassava growing region in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: Manihot carthaginensis subsp. glaziovii (Müll.Arg.) Allem., a wild relative of cassava, native to Brazil, is one of the popular agroforestry trees used for hedges and/or boundary plants surrounding homesteads and farms and also harbours cassava mosaic begomoviruses (CMBs) and cassava brown streak ipomoviruses. Sequences of the DNA-A component of East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV) isolates from M. carthaginensis subsp. glaziovii (Müll.Arg.) Allem., collected from non-cassava growing areas of Tanzania were characterized. Thirteen full length DNA-A sequences were analysed together with 15 already reported EACMV sequences and six CMB species reference genomes. The results show 96 to 100% nucleotide sequence identity with EACMV isolates from Kenya. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that EAC

SUBMITTER: Tairo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7691754 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature