In 2022, severe symptoms of wisteria mosaic disease (WMD), such as irregular leaf spots, interveinal patterns and chlorotic patches (Figure 1), were observed on a Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) growing in an urban garden (Bari, Southern Italy). Preliminary RT-PCR investigations led to the detection of Wisteria vein mosaic virus (WVMV, Potyvirus wisteriae, genus Potyvirus) (D'Attoma et al., 2023). Further characterisation, based on Illumina® high-throughput sequencing of a ds-RNA library isolated in the following season, confirmed the presence of WVMV and revealed the potential occurrence of badnavirus contigs (Morelli et al., 2024).
First report of a putative new badnavirus in association with wisteria mosaic disease in Italy
Morelli, M.
;D'Attoma, G.;Saldarelli, P.;Minafra, A.
2025
Abstract
In 2022, severe symptoms of wisteria mosaic disease (WMD), such as irregular leaf spots, interveinal patterns and chlorotic patches (Figure 1), were observed on a Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) growing in an urban garden (Bari, Southern Italy). Preliminary RT-PCR investigations led to the detection of Wisteria vein mosaic virus (WVMV, Potyvirus wisteriae, genus Potyvirus) (D'Attoma et al., 2023). Further characterisation, based on Illumina® high-throughput sequencing of a ds-RNA library isolated in the following season, confirmed the presence of WVMV and revealed the potential occurrence of badnavirus contigs (Morelli et al., 2024).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
