Plant-infecting rhabdoviruses (family Rhabdoviridae , subfamily Betarhabdovirinae ) include several viruses that cause important crop diseases and are subject to phytosanitary regulation. Despite their agricultural and ecological importance, the diversity of plant rhabdoviruses and their impact on plant health remain poorly understood. Here, we report 32 tentative novel species of plant-infecting rhabdoviruses, identified via...

Occasional findings of tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV) in the Netherlands since 1997, were the reason for large-scale surveys for TRSV in vegetatively propagated ornamental plants and for its vector, Xiphinema americanum sensu lato in soil. TRSV was identified in thirteen ornamental species, comprising over 30 cultivars, while X. americanum s.l. was not found. This report also describes a newly designed and validated real-time R...

To obtain insight into the sequence diversity of strawberry latent ringspot virus (SLRSV), isolates from collections and diagnostic samples were sequenced by high-throughput sequencing. For five SLRSV isolates, the complete genome sequences were determined, and for 18 other isolates nearly complete genome sequences were determined. The sequence data were analysed in relation to sequences of SLRSV and related virus isolates ava...