Plant Pathology (2005) 54, p. 565 (Ciuffo et al.)

M. Ciuffo, D. Pettiti, S. Gallo, V. Masenga and M. Turina (2005)
First report of Blueberry scorch virus in Europe
Plant Pathology 54 (4), 565-565
Abstract: In a blueberry crop field of northern Italy plants showed symptoms of blueberry scorch disease in 2004. A filamentous virus with longitudinal ribbing typical of the carlaviruses was found in some samples. In specific ELISA tests against a number of viruses found in blueberry crops, 13 of the collected samples tested positive for Blueberry scorch virus (BlScV). The virus was then partially purified and analysed by RT-PCR. An amplification product of ca. 380 bp was cloned and sequenced. A pairwise amino acid sequence comparison, using the amino-terminal region of the coat protein of BlScV isolates so far sequenced, showed that the Italian isolate has the highest identity (70%) to the NJ1 strain of BlScV.
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Database assignments for author(s): Massimo Turina

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Blueberry scorch virus	Blueberry/cranberry (Vaccinium)	Italy