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First report of cassava virus X infecting cassava plants in Brazil

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Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) is an economically important crop in tropical regions, and viral diseases are main production constraints. The main objective of this study was to identify naturally occurring cassava virus X (CsVX) infections in selected cassava germplasm accessions commonly used in breeding programs in the Amazon region of Brazil. Out of 14 accessions analyzed, three showed the presence of CsVX. Comparative analysis of nucleotide and amino acid sequences within the CP region revealed the highest identities of 82.3% and 97.2%, respectively, with a CsVX sequence from Venezuela (NC_034375). Notably, this Venezuelan sequence exhibited close relationships with nearly complete CsVX sequences from Brazil, China, and Colombia, as assembled in this study. These findings provide valuable insights into the genetic diversity of CsVX and highlight the potential implications of novel potexvirus infections specifically in the cassava production context in Brazil.

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The sequences generated during the current study are available at NCBI under GenBank accession numbers OP852337, OP852338 and OP852339.

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We thank the CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) for the scholarship granted to the first author. We also thank FACEPE (Edital 15/2019) for financing the Crop Clinic of Pernambuco (CLIFIPE) from the Rural Federal University of Pernambuco and supporting this work. This work was financed by the Rural Federal University of Pernambuco (Edital 015/2018-UFRPE PRPPG).

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    Géssyka Rodrigues de Albuquerque, José Ailton Cruz Macedo dos Santos & Rosana Blawid

  2. Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Belém, Pará, Brazil

    Géssyka Rodrigues de Albuquerque, Alessandra de Jesus Boari, Elisa Ferreira Moura Cunha & Késsia Fátima Cunha Pantoj

  3. German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ), Braunschweig, Germany

    Stephan Winter

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de Albuquerque, G.R., dos Santos, J.A.C.M., Boari, A.d. et al. First report of cassava virus X infecting cassava plants in Brazil. J Plant Pathol 105, 1669–1674 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-023-01499-7

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