Viroids of the Mediterranean Basin.
Viruses
; 16(4)2024 04 15.
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ABSTRACT
There has been substantial progress in the Mediterranean countries regarding research on viroids. Twenty-nine viroid species, all belonging to Pospiviroidae and Avsunviroidae genera, have been detected in the Mediterranean Basin. Not only have detection methods, such as reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and next-generation sequencing, been used for viroid detection, along with molecular hybridization techniques allowing for rapid detection, identification, and characterization of known and novel viroids in these countries, but eradication measures have also been taken that allowed for the efficient elimination of certain viroids in a number of Mediterranean countries. The eradication measures were followed as recommended by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, which is known by its abbreviation, EPPO. The Mediterranean Region has been a niche for viroids since ancient times due to the warm climate and the socio-cultural conditions that facilitate viroid transmission among different host plant species.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Viroides
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Viruses
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Grecia
Pais de publicación:
Suiza