Association of cotton leaf curl Gezira virus with tomato leaf curl betasatellite infecting Carica papaya in Iran

Papaya leaves exhibiting severe leaf curling and stunting symptoms were tested for the presence of begomovirus infection. The putative full-length cotton leaf curl Gezira virus (CLCuGV) and tomato leaf curl betasatellite (ToLCB) molecules were amplified, sequenced and analyzed. This is the first study providing the identification of CLCuGeV and ToLCB infecting papaya in Iran.

Automated summary

This study identified CLCuGV and ToLCB infecting papaya in Iran for the first time, providing valuable data for the identification of papaya virus infection in the country.