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Abstract
Carlavirus sigmasolani (Potato virus S, PVS) is a globally distributed plant virus infecting cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum), causing yield losses and reduced tuber quality in the host crop, yet its evolutionary history, global dissemination and population genetic structure remain incompletely understood. In this study, we conducted comprehensive phylogenetic and Bayesian phylogeographic analyses of PVS using all available complete genome and coat protein (CP) gene sequences from 35 countries. Genome-based phylogenetic reconstruction identified four major phylogroups (I-IV), with Phylogroup I comprising only Colombian isolates and Phylogroup IV showing the broadest geographic distribution. In contrast, CP gene-based analyses revealed seven phylogroups (I-VII), including regionally restricted Phylogroups V (Colombia) and VI (Ecuador), and the globally dominant Phylogroup VII. A time-scaled Bayesian phylogenetic framework estimated a mean substitution rate of 3.11 × 10-4 substitutions/site/year (95% HPD: 2.19 × 10-4-4.07 × 10-4), and dated the most recent common ancestor (tMRCA) of PVS to approximately 1296 (95% HPD: 964-1578). Phylogeographic analysis based on CP gene sequences suggests that Ecuador is a likely center of origin for PVS, with intercontinental dissemination beginning in the 16th century and markedly accelerating during the 19th and 20th centuries. Iran and China were identified as major secondary hubs during this period, while Europe and the United States also contributed to global dissemination as important intercontinental transmission centers during the 20th and 21st centuries. Population genetic analyses indicated that South America retains the highest diversity, reinforcing its status as the center of origin, while the markedly lower diversity in Africa and Oceania suggests more recent introductions coupled with restricted gene flow. These data improve our understanding of PVS evolution, spread and population structure, supporting the development of effective monitoring and control strategies.
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In an ever changing world, plant science is of the utmost importance for securing the future well-being of humankind. Plants provide oxygen, food, feed, fibers, and building materials. In addition, they are a diverse source of industrial and pharmaceutical chemicals. Plants are centrally important to the health of ecosystems, and their understanding is critical for learning how to manage and maintain a sustainable biosphere. Plant science is extremely interdisciplinary, reaching from agricultural science to paleobotany, and molecular physiology to ecology. It uses the latest developments in computer science, optics, molecular biology and genomics to address challenges in model systems, agricultural crops, and ecosystems. Plant science research inquires into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution and uses of both higher and lower plants and their interactions with other organisms throughout the biosphere. Frontiers in Plant Science welcomes outstanding contributions in any field of plant science from basic to applied research, from organismal to molecular studies, from single plant analysis to studies of populations and whole ecosystems, and from molecular to biophysical to computational approaches.
Frontiers in Plant Science publishes articles on the most outstanding discoveries across a wide research spectrum of Plant Science. The mission of Frontiers in Plant Science is to bring all relevant Plant Science areas together on a single platform.