Begomoviruses are vectored in a circulative persistent manner by the whitefly Bemisia
tabaci. The insect ingests viral particles with its stylets. Virions pass along the food canal and …

Most plant viruses rely on vector organisms for their plant-to-plant spread. Although there
are many different natural vectors, few plant virus–vector systems have been well studied …

Highlights•Begomoviruses is one of the largest and economically important groups of
emerging plant viruses.•Begomoviruses are exclusively vectored by Bemisia tabaci in a …

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

The family Geminiviridae includes plant-infecting viruses whose genomes are composed of
one or two circular non-enveloped ssDNAs (+) of about 2.5–5.2 kb each in size. These …

The begomoviruses are the largest and most economically important group of plant viruses
transmitted exclusively by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci in a circulative, persistent manner. The …

Of the approximately 1,200 plant virus species that have been described to date, nearly one-
third are single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses, and all are transmitted by insect vectors …

Many plant viruses depend on insect vectors for their transmission and dissemination. The
whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is one of the most important virus vectors …

Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) is one of the most devastating viral diseases
affecting tomato crops in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world. Here, we …

Begomoviruses are a group of icosahedral single stranded DNA viruses exclusively
transmitted by the sweet potato whitefly Bemisia tabaci in a persistent, circulative manner. In …