Novel RNA viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in Ceratitis capitata. Correlations between viral titers and host fitness, and implications for SIT programs

The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata is a highly polyphagous pest, which infests multiple species of fruits and vegetables worldwide. In addition to the traditional control with chemical insecticides, sterile insect technique (SIT) has been implemented in integrated programs worl...

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Autores principales: Llopis-Giménez, Ángel, González, Rosa María, Millán-Leiva, Anabel, Català-Oltra, Marta, Urbaneja, Alberto, Herrero, Salvador
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6388
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022201116302269
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author Llopis-Giménez, Ángel
González, Rosa María
Millán-Leiva, Anabel
Català-Oltra, Marta
Urbaneja, Alberto
Herrero, Salvador
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González, Rosa María
Herrero, Salvador
Llopis-Giménez, Ángel
Millán-Leiva, Anabel
Urbaneja, Alberto
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González, Rosa María
Millán-Leiva, Anabel
Català-Oltra, Marta
Urbaneja, Alberto
Herrero, Salvador
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description The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata is a highly polyphagous pest, which infests multiple species of fruits and vegetables worldwide. In addition to the traditional control with chemical insecticides, sterile insect technique (SIT) has been implemented in integrated programs worldwide, and has become an essential measure for the control of this pest. A key issue for SIT is to release sterile males that are sufficiently competitive with males from the wild population. Using sequence information available in public databases, three novel picornaviruses infecting medflies were discovered and named as C. capitata iflavirus 1 and 2 (CcaIV1 and CcaIV2), and C. capitata noravirus (CcaNV). Additional analyses have revealed the presence of CcaIV2 and CcaNV covertly infecting most of the medfly strains used in the different SIT programs around the world, as well as in field captures in the east of Spain. High viral titers of CcaNV were associated with a reduction in the lifespan of males released to the field for the control of this pest, suggesting the possibility that CcaNV may impair the fitness of sterile flies produced by SIT programs.
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spelling ReDivia63882025-04-25T14:46:58Z Novel RNA viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in Ceratitis capitata. Correlations between viral titers and host fitness, and implications for SIT programs Llopis-Giménez, Ángel González, Rosa María Millán-Leiva, Anabel Català-Oltra, Marta Urbaneja, Alberto Herrero, Salvador iflavirus noravirus covert infection persistent infection medfly H10 Pests of plants Ceratitis capitata The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata is a highly polyphagous pest, which infests multiple species of fruits and vegetables worldwide. In addition to the traditional control with chemical insecticides, sterile insect technique (SIT) has been implemented in integrated programs worldwide, and has become an essential measure for the control of this pest. A key issue for SIT is to release sterile males that are sufficiently competitive with males from the wild population. Using sequence information available in public databases, three novel picornaviruses infecting medflies were discovered and named as C. capitata iflavirus 1 and 2 (CcaIV1 and CcaIV2), and C. capitata noravirus (CcaNV). Additional analyses have revealed the presence of CcaIV2 and CcaNV covertly infecting most of the medfly strains used in the different SIT programs around the world, as well as in field captures in the east of Spain. High viral titers of CcaNV were associated with a reduction in the lifespan of males released to the field for the control of this pest, suggesting the possibility that CcaNV may impair the fitness of sterile flies produced by SIT programs. 2020-04-17T16:38:53Z 2020-04-17T16:38:53Z 2017 acceptedVersion Llopis-Giménez, A., González, R. M., Millán-Leiva, A., Catalá, M., Llacer, E. & Urbaneja, A. (2017). Novel RNA viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in Ceratitis capitata. Correlations between viral titers and host fitness, and implications for SIT programs. Journal of invertebrate pathology, 143, 50-60. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6388 10.1016/j.jip.2016.11.014 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022201116302269 en Info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Programa Estatal de I+D+I Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad/AGL2014-57752-C2 Info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ESF/CV-2007-20013// AGL2014-57752-C2 grant ref. BES-2015-071369 FSE-CV-2007-2013 Elsevier electronico
spellingShingle iflavirus
noravirus
covert infection
persistent infection
medfly
H10 Pests of plants
Ceratitis capitata
Llopis-Giménez, Ángel
González, Rosa María
Millán-Leiva, Anabel
Català-Oltra, Marta
Urbaneja, Alberto
Herrero, Salvador
Novel RNA viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in Ceratitis capitata. Correlations between viral titers and host fitness, and implications for SIT programs
title Novel RNA viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in Ceratitis capitata. Correlations between viral titers and host fitness, and implications for SIT programs
title_full Novel RNA viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in Ceratitis capitata. Correlations between viral titers and host fitness, and implications for SIT programs
title_fullStr Novel RNA viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in Ceratitis capitata. Correlations between viral titers and host fitness, and implications for SIT programs
title_full_unstemmed Novel RNA viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in Ceratitis capitata. Correlations between viral titers and host fitness, and implications for SIT programs
title_short Novel RNA viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in Ceratitis capitata. Correlations between viral titers and host fitness, and implications for SIT programs
title_sort novel rna viruses producing simultaneous covert infections in ceratitis capitata correlations between viral titers and host fitness and implications for sit programs
topic iflavirus
noravirus
covert infection
persistent infection
medfly
H10 Pests of plants
Ceratitis capitata
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6388
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022201116302269
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