Transmission of tomato fruit blotch virus by the tomato russet mite: epidemiological implications for an emerging/re-emerging tomato disease

Transmission of tomato fruit blotch virus by the tomato russet mite: epidemiological implications for an emerging/re-emerging tomato disease

Abstract The tomato russet mite (TRM), Aculops lycopersici (Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea), was recently suspected to be the vector of tomato fruit blotch virus (ToFBV; Blunervirus solani), a newly identified kitavirus infecting tomato cultivation worldwide. Tomato fruit blotch virus represents a ser...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Bertin, Anna Sybilska, Marta Luigi, Franca Tarchi, Donatella Goggioli, Anna Taglienti, Davide Luison, Francesco Faggioli, Sauro Simoni, Mariusz Lewandowski, Antonio Tiberini
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Aculops lycopersici
Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea
Blunervirus solani
Kitaviridae
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Droplet digital RT-PCR
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97142-9
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