Begomovirus solanumflavuschinaense

This article is about a plant virus. For other viruses including human ones, see Chinese virus.

Begomovirus solanumflavuschinaense, formerly Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus (TYLCCNV), is a virus which contains 25 isolates. It infects plants as different as tobacco and tomato, as well as genetically modified plants. Petunias can be infected, but show no symptoms. The microbiology of the virus has been studied in the Chinese province of Yunnan. Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus belongs to the genus Begomovirus,^[1] which also contains Tomato leaf curl China virus.^[2]

Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Monodnaviria
Kingdom:	Shotokuvirae
Phylum:	Cressdnaviricota
Class:	Repensiviricetes
Order:	Geplafuvirales
Family:	Geminiviridae
Genus:	Begomovirus
Species:	Begomovirus solanumflavuschinaense

The Begomovirus solanumflavuschinaense DNA sequence contains 2734 nucleotides and is transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.^[3]

History

In 2007, it was reported for the first time ever that Begomovirus solanumflavuschinaense now infects the kidney bean in China.^[4]

In 2019, it emerged that Begomovirus solanumflavuschinaense impairs photosynthesis in certain infected plants.^[5]