Publications

alfalfa leaf curl virus: an aphid-transmitted geminivirus.	the family geminiviridae comprises seven genera differentiated by genome organization, sequence similarity, and insect vector. capulavirus, an eighth genus, has been proposed to accommodate two newly discovered highly divergent geminiviruses that presently have no known vector. alfalfa leaf curl virus, identified here as a third capulavirus, is shown to be transmitted by aphis craccivora. this is the first report of an aphid-transmitted geminivirus.	2015	26109720
molecular characterization and prevalence of two capulaviruses: alfalfa leaf curl virus from france and euphorbia caput-medusae latent virus from south africa.	little is known about the prevalence, diversity, evolutionary processes, genomic structures and population dynamics of viruses in the divergent geminivirus lineage known as the capulaviruses. we determined and analyzed full genome sequences of 13 euphorbia caput-medusae latent virus (ecmlv) and 26 alfalfa leaf curl virus (alcv) isolates, and partial genome sequences of 23 ecmlv and 37 alcv isolates. while ecmlv was asymptomatic in uncultivated southern african euphorbia caput-medusae, severe alf ...	2016	27038709
capulavirus and grablovirus: two new genera in the family geminiviridae.	geminiviruses are plant-infecting single-stranded dna viruses that occur in most parts of the world. currently, there are seven genera within the family geminiviridae (becurtovirus, begomovirus, curtovirus, eragrovirus, mastrevirus, topocuvirus and turncurtovirus). the rate of discovery of new geminiviruses has increased significantly over the last decade as a result of new molecular tools and approaches (rolling-circle amplification and deep sequencing) that allow for high-throughput workflows. ...	2017	28213872
genome characterization of an argentinean isolate of alfalfa leaf curl virus.	we investigated the molecular characteristics of an argentinean isolate of alfalfa leaf curl virus (alcv-arg), a virus of the genus capulavirus in the family geminiviridae that was isolated from alfalfa plants showing dwarfism. the genome was found to be 2,750 nucleotides in length. in pairwise comparisons, this alcv isolate shared 83.2% to 92.6% sequence identity with european alcv isolates. sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analysis showed that this isolate combines features of strains a a ...	2017	29209812