The majority of plant-infecting viruses are transmitted to their host plants by vectors. The
interactions between viruses and vector vary in duration and specificity but some common …

Species of plant viruses within the Luteoviridae, Geminiviridae, and Nanoviridae are
transmitted by phloem-feeding insects in a circulative, nonpropagative manner. The precise …

Acquisition and transmission by an insect vector is central to the infection cycle of the
majority of plant pathogenic viruses. Plant viruses can interact with their insect host in a …

By serving as vectors of transmission, insects play a key role in the infection cycle of many
plant viruses. Viruses use sophisticated transmission strategies to overcome the spatial …

Highlights•Persistently transmitted propagative plant viruses use viral inclusions to
overcome the transmission barriers of insect vectors.•Insect antiviral pathways are induced …

Understanding the mechanisms controlling vector-transmission of plant viruses requires
integrating information from at least three different viewpoints: virus–vector interactions …

SUMMARY A majority of the plant-infecting viruses and many of the animal-infecting viruses
are dependent upon arthropod vectors for transmission between hosts and/or as alternative …

Genetic diversity in viruses is shaped by high rates of recombination and is constrained by
host defenses and the requirements of transmission. Recent studies of insect-transmitted …

Plant viruses possess adaptations for facilitating acquisition, retention, and inoculation by
vectors. Until recently, it was hypothesized that these adaptations are limited to virus …

Most plant viruses depend on insect vectors for their survival, transmission and spread. They
transmit plant viruses by two principal modes, circulative (circulating through the insect's …