Distribution of TYLCV-Sar and TYLCV around the Mediterranean Basin
In the European and Mediterranean region two species of tomato yellow leaf curl viruses are present: TYLCV-Sar (first reported in 1989) and TYLCV (first reported in 1996). Around the Mediterranean Basin, their respective geographical distributions are as follows:
- TYLCV-Sar
Morocco, Italy (Sicilia, Sardegna), Spain (south of mainland, Islas Canarias)
- TYLCV
Israel, Morocco, Portugal (Algarve only), Spain (south of mainland, Islas Canarias), Tunisia, Turkey
Sources
Moriones E. ; Accotto, D.P (2000) Tomato yellow leaf curl virus complex (TYLCV). EWSN Identification Guide Sheet, release no. 1, part B, p 1.
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