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01-09-2016 | Brief Report
Transmission of grapevine Pinot gris virus by Colomerus vitis (Acari: Eriophyidae) to grapevine
Authors:
Valeria Malagnini, Enrico de Lillo, Pasquale Saldarelli, Roberta Beber, Carlo Duso, Alessandro Raiola, Livia Zanotelli, Domenico Valenzano, Annalisa Giampetruzzi, Massimiliano Morelli, Claudio Ratti, Roberto Causin, Valeria Gualandri
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Archives of Virology
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Issue 9/2016
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Abstract
Grapevine Pinot gris virus (GPGV) is a new virus reported in Europe and several other grape-growing countries. In an attempt to identify a vector for GPGV, samples of the eriophyid mite Colomerus vitis collected from buds and erinea in GPGV-infected vines were analysed by RT-PCR, using specific primers. Molecular analysis revealed the presence of GPGV in C. vitis. Transmission trials were conducted using C. vitis collected from GPGV-infected vines. Mites were able to transmit GPGV to healthy grapevines, suggesting that C. vitis is a potential vector of this virus.