Abstract
Tomato mottle mosaic virus was recently reported from the United States following its original description from Mexico as a novel Tobamovirus species. We present the first complete genome sequence of a tomato mottle mosaic virus isolate from the United States.
Highlights
Tomato mottle mosaic virus was recently reported from the United States following its original description from Mexico as a novel Tobamovirus species
Members of the genus Tobamovirus in the family Virgaviridae have rigid rod-shaped virions that are readily transmitted by plant-to-plant contact and mechanical inoculation and, in some cases, by seeds [1]
A Nicotiana tabacum “Xanthi nc” local lesion-passaged tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV) isolate, originally collected in 2010 from a commercial tomato field in Florida, USA, was used to mechanically inoculate the systemic host N. tabacum “Xanthi.” Virions were partially purified from systemically infected tissue using a typical tobamovirus protocol [7]
Summary
Tomato mottle mosaic virus was recently reported from the United States following its original description from Mexico as a novel Tobamovirus species. Members of the genus Tobamovirus in the family Virgaviridae have rigid rod-shaped virions that are readily transmitted by plant-to-plant contact and mechanical inoculation and, in some cases, by seeds [1]. There are currently 33 species in the genus Tobamovirus (http://www.ictvonline.org/virusTaxonomy .asp), which are distributed worldwide and include tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), the first virus of any type or host identified [2].
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