First Report of Grapevine Latent Viroid Infecting Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) 1 in Italy
S. Rotunno, A.M. Vaira, D. Marian, A. Schneider and S. Raimondi , Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, Italy; F. Di Serio and B. Navarro, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Bari Unit, via Amendola, 122/D, 70126, Bari, Italy; L. Miozzi*, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135, Torino, 

Igor Koloniuk; Tatiana Sarkisova; Karel Petrzik; Ondrej Lenz; Jaroslava Pribylová; Jana Fránová; Josef Špak; Leonidas Lotos; Christina Beta; Asimina Katsiani; Thierry Candresse; Varvara I. Maliogka

During their lifetime, perennial woody plants are expected to face multiple infection events. Furthermore, multiple genotypes of individual virus species may co-infect the same host. This may eventually lead to a situation where plants harbor complex communities of viral species/strains. Using high-throughput sequencing, we describe co-infection of sweet and sour cherry trees with diverse genomic variants of two closely related viruses, namely prunus virus F (PrVF) and cherry virus F (CVF).

First report of avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd) naturally infecting avocado (Persea americana) in Greece

Mr. Leonidas Lotos
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Agriculture, Plant Pathology Laboratory, POB 269, University Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece, 54124, +302310998855; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dr. Nektarios Kavroulakis
Institute for Olive Tree and Subtropical Plants of Chania, Laboratory of Subtropical Plants, Agrokipio, Chania, Chania, Greece, 7100; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.