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Physical Characteristics of the Leaves and Latex of Papaya Plants Infected with the Papaya meleira Virus

Anuar Magaña-Álvarez,
Jean Carlos Vencioneck Dutra,
Tarcio Carneiro,
Daisy Pérez-Brito,
Raúl Tapia-Tussell,
Jose Aires Ventura,
Inocencio Higuera-Ciapara,
Patricia Machado Bueno Fernandes and
Antonio Alberto Ribeiro Fernandes

Int. J. Mol. Sci.2016, 17(4), 574;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms17040574

15 April 2016

Sticky disease, which is caused by Papaya meleira virus (PMeV), is a significant papaya disease in Brazil and Mexico, where it has caused severe economic losses, and it seems to have spread to Central and South America. Studies assessing the pathogen...

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34 Citations

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A Current Overview of the Papaya meleira virus, an Unusual Plant Virus

Paolla M. V. Abreu,
Tathiana F. S. Antunes,
Anuar Magaña-Álvarez,
Daisy Pérez-Brito,
Raúl Tapia-Tussell,
José A. Ventura,
Antonio A. R. Fernandes and
Patricia M. B. Fernandes

Viruses2015, 7(4), 1853-1870;https://doi.org/10.3390/v7041853

8 April 2015

Papaya meleira virus (PMeV) is the causal agent of papaya sticky disease, which is characterized by a spontaneous exudation of fluid and aqueous latex from the papaya fruit and leaves. The latex oxidizes after atmospheric exposure, resulting in a sti...

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MicroRNAs Are Predicted to Control the Ubiquitin/Proteasome System in Carica papaya Plants Infected by the Papaya Meleira Virus Complex

Tathiana Ferreira Sá Antunes,
Silas Pessini Rodrigues and
Patricia Machado Bueno Fernandes

Proceedings2020, 50(1), 146;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020050146

19 August 2020

Papaya sticky disease (PSD) is a severe disease that can destroy papaya trees. PSD is associated with a complex formed between a toti-like virus, Papaya meleira virus (PMeV), and an umbra-like virus—Papaya meleira virus 2 (PMeV2). PSD symptoms...

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Studies on the Differentiation of Transient Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Signals in Papaya Plants Showing Symptoms and Without Symptoms in the Presence of PRSV-P and PMeV Viruses

Weverton Pereira de Medeiros,
Oeber de Freitas Quadros,
Sabrina Garcia Broetto,
José Aires Ventura and
Diolina Moura Silva

Plants2025, 14(20), 3208;https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14203208

19 October 2025

Viral infections represent a critical threat to cultivated plant species. In papaya cultivation, two viral diseases—papaya mosaic (caused by papaya ringspot virus type P—PRSV-P) and papaya sticky disease (caused by a virus complex of papa...

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A Review of Omics Technologies and Bioinformatics to Accelerate Improvement of Papaya Traits

Rabiatul-Adawiah Zainal-Abidin,
Insyirah-Hannah Ruhaizat-Ooi and
Sarahani Harun

Agronomy2021, 11(7), 1356;https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11071356

1 July 2021

Papaya (Carica papaya) is an economically important fruit crop that is mostly planted in tropical and subtropical regions. Major diseases of papaya, such as the papaya dieback disease (PDD), papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) disease, and papaya sticky dis...

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A Capsid Protein Fragment of a Fusagra-like Virus Found in Carica papaya Latex Interacts with the 50S Ribosomal Protein L17

Marlonni Maurastoni,
Tathiana F. Sá Antunes,
Emanuel F. M. Abreu,
Simone G. Ribeiro,
Angela Mehta,
Marcio M. Sanches,
Wagner Fontes,
Elliot W. Kitajima,
Fabiano T. Cruz and
Patricia M. B. Fernandes
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Viruses2023, 15(2), 541;https://doi.org/10.3390/v15020541

15 February 2023

Papaya sticky disease is caused by the association of a fusagra-like and an umbra-like virus, named papaya meleira virus (PMeV) and papaya meleira virus 2 (PMeV2), respectively. Both viral genomes are encapsidated in particles formed by the PMeV ORF1...

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