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| Authors: | S. Dallot , I. Kamenova, M. Glasa, S. Pittnerova, P. Kominek, S. Paunović, D. Jevremović, M. Virscek-Marn, I. Mavric Plesko, S. Milusheva |
| Keywords: | Plum pox virus, genetic diversity, phylogeny, Prunus |
Abstract:
The prevalence of PPV-M, PPV-D and PPV-Rec strains has been evaluated in 6 European countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia). A total of 547 samples have been collected from peach, apricot and plum trees and were characterised directly by PCR-based typing procedures targeting two genomic regions located upstream and downstream the recombination breakpoint located in the Nib gene shared by all PPV-Rec isolates.
PPV-M isolates were found predominant in 4 of the 6 countries whereas PPV-Rec was detected in all countries but one.
The genetic diversity and structure of PPV-M populations in Europe were evaluated by sequencing 27 isolates coming from 8 countries.
The existence of 2 sub-clusters within the PPV-M group has been evidenced.
This structure is apparently correlated with the geographical origin of the isolates.
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