First report of a Mexican isolate of Papaya mosaic virus in papaya (Carica papaya) and pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo)
Noa Carrazana, J.C.; Silva Rosales, L.
Plant Disease 85(5): 558
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0191-2917
Accession: 003447733
Papaya mosaic virus (PapMV) was detected in Mexico in infected pawpaw (Carica papaya) plants growing alone and in mixed plantations with pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo). Double-antibody sandwich ELISA and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction procedures identified 2 Mexican isolates of PapMV, viz. YY-15 (accession number AYO17186) and YY-22 (accession number AYO17187), from pawpaw and pumpkin, respectively, with a crude protein similarity of 94%, therefore, representing 2 variants of PapMV.