First report of Chrysodeixis includens nucleopolyhedrovirus (ChinNPV) infecting Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Argentina
Typical baculovirus infection symptoms were observed in Chrysodeixis includens Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae from a laboratory rearing in Tucumán, Argentina. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the occurrence of polyhedral occlusion bodies displaying a heterogeneous morphology. Amplificat...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Institución: | Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria |
| Repositorio: | INTA Digital (INTA) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:localhost:20.500.12123/3877 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1653/024.101.0312 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3877 https://doi.org/10.1653/024.101.0312 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Chrysodeixis includens Lepidoptera Insecta Baculovirus Microscopía Electrónica Virus de Insectos Identificación Electron Microscopy Insect Viruses Identification Argentina |
| Sumario: | Typical baculovirus infection symptoms were observed in Chrysodeixis includens Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae from a laboratory rearing in Tucumán, Argentina. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the occurrence of polyhedral occlusion bodies displaying a heterogeneous morphology. Amplification, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis of conserved polyhedrin, lef-8 and lef-9 genes identified the pathogen, for the first time in Argentina, as a variant of Chrysodeixis includens nucleopolyhedrovirus (ChinNPV). The biocontrol potential of this new isolate is worthy of future research. |
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