Abstract
Water samples were collected from irrigation ditches and drainage canals surrounding
fields in southern Greater Poland. Initially, the samples were subjected to low and highspeed
centrifugation and obtained pellets were used to perform biological assays. Viral
identification involved biological, electron microscopic as well as molecular methods. The
occurrence of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) was demonstrated
in 12 of the 17 examined water sources. The molecular analysis results showed TMV
and ToMV co-infections in the analysed water samples. To our knowledge, this is the first
report of tobamoviruses being found in environmental water in Poland.
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Authors and Affiliations
Aleksandra Zarzyńska-Nowak