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The phylogeographic history of tomato mosaic virus in Eurasia
Yuting Xu1, Shuling Zhang2, Jianguo Shen3
1Fujian Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Abstract:
Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) is a tobamovirus affecting solanaceous crops worldwide. The process of its emergence, however, is poorly understood. Here, Bayesian phylogenetic framework was employed to reconstruct the phylogeography of ToMV in Eurasia. The results showed that the ToMV in Europe, Middle East and East Asia has been evolving at a rate of 4.05 × 10-4 substitutions/site/year (95% credibility interval 2.43 × 10-4 - 5.62 × 10-4). Their most recent common ancestor (MRCA), most probably first appeared in Europe, was dated to around 1757 Common Era. The first introduction of ToMV into Middle East occurred in 1920s, with Europe as the source, while the first introduction of ToMV into East Asia occurred shortly afterwards, with Middle East as the source. From about 1950 onwards, inter-regional migrations of ToMV between Europe, Middle East and East Asia have been common. Overall, these data provide a glimpse into the phylogeographic history of ToMV in Eurasia.
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