Molecular characterization of corsican isolates of citrus tristeza virus

Tristeza disease, caused by the Citrus tristeza virus (CTV), is the most important viral disease for almost all citrus species. Syndromes and symptoms expression depend on the interactions of factors involved in the pathosystem, host-strain-rootstock-climate-vector. Several strains of CTV have been studied all over the world. Two Corsican isolates have been previously characterized, K strain from Marumi kumquat, known to be symptomless on Mexican lime, and Cal-1 from calamondin inducing stem pitting. No sequence data are published or available in GenBan