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Abstract

Objective: Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is one of the important vegetables in Africa and Asia. Begomoviruses are emerging plant viruses that cause significant losses. However, there is little research on begomoviruses infecting eggplant. Therefore, this study aimed at identifying begomoviruses infecting eggplant. Methodology and results: Six samples of virus-like infected eggplants were collected in Ferkessedougou in the North of Cote d'Ivoire. The molecular tests Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Rolling Circle Amplification (RCA) were performed on the samples. One sample tested positive by PCR and RCA while the five others were negative by PCR for begomoviruses. Products from both tests were sequenced to get partial sequence of begomovirus Pepper yellow vein Mali virus (PepYVMLV) from PCR and two full genome components DNA A and DNA B of PepYVMLV from RCA. The sequences were released in Genbank. Conclusion and application of findings:This study has done the molecular characterization of the complete two genome sequence components DNA A and DNA B of Pepper yellow vein Mali on eggplant. Agro-infection of eggplants with the two components could reveal actual specific symptoms which are caused by PepYVMLV on eggplant. This could help opens possibilities of engineering resistant eggplant to PepYMLV.