Publications

diversity and prevalence of brazilian bipartite begomovirus species associated to tomatoes.	information on the distribution and prevalence of the economically destructive begomovirus species and recombinant forms infecting fresh-market and processing tomato crops in brazil is crucial in guiding breeding programs and also to understand the evolutionary mechanisms associated with the upsurge of so many species and quasi-species comprising this unique disease complex. an extensive survey was carried out over 3 years (between 2002 and 2004) aiming to study the diversity of begomoviruses in ...	2008	18175211
characterization of tomato yellow vein streak virus, a begomovirus from brazil.	tomato yellow vein streak virus (toyvsv) is a tentative begomovirus (family geminiviridae) species that seriously affects tomato and potato production in brazil. here, we have determined the genomic and biological characteristics of a toyvsv isolate (ba3) from a potato plant sampled in rio grande do sul state, brazil. the dna-a nucleotide sequence of ba3 and another previously reported toyvsv isolate share 89.7% sequence identity. these toyvsv isolates should be classified as a new species in th ...	2010	19937269
tomato mottle wrinkle virus, a recombinant begomovirus infecting tomato in argentina.	begomoviruses seriously threaten tomato production in south america. here, we present the molecular characterization of a novel tomato-infecting begomovirus isolated in argentina and demonstrate its infectivity. after cloning and sequencing the complete genome of this new virus, pairwise genetic distance and phylogenetic analyses revealed that it is a novel virus that is closely related to other begomoviruses found in argentina, brazil and bolivia. we have proposed naming the virus tomato mottle ...	2015	25252814