Viruses, Vol. 13, Pages 694: New World Cactaceae Plants Harbor Diverse Geminiviruses

This study shows that the diversity of geminiviruses that infect cacti is under-sampled and that cacti harbor diverse geminiviruses. The detection of the Opuntia becurtoviruses suggests spill-over events between viruses of cultivated species and native vegetation. The threat this poses to cacti needs to be further investigated.

Source: Viruses - April 16, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Rafaela S. Fontenele Andrew M. Salywon Lucas C. Majure Ilaria N. Cobb Amulya Bhaskara Jes ús A. Avalos-Calleros Gerardo R. Arg üello-Astorga Kara Schmidlin Anthony Khalifeh Kendal Smith Joshua Schreck Michael C. Lund Matias K öhler Martin F. Wojciechow Tags: Article Source Type: research