@article{fdi:010090675, title = {{O}ld foe, new host : epidemiology, genetic diversity, and pathogenic characterization of maize streak virus in rice fields from {B}urkina {F}aso}, author = {{F}ouad, {N}. {M}. {I}. and {B}arro, {M}. and {B}angratz, {M}artine and {S}{\'e}r{\'e}m{\'e}, {D}. and {F}illoux, {D}. and {F}ernandez, {E}. and {J}ulian, {C}. and {S}a{\¨ie}bou, {N}. and {K}assankogno, {A}. {I}. and {G}uigma, {A}. {K}. and {R}oumagnac, {P}. and {W}onni, {I}. and {T}ollenaere, {C}harlotte and {P}oulicard, {N}ils}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}ice is of critical significance regarding food security worldwide, including in {A}frica. {O}nly two viruses impacting rice production in {A}frica have been deeply investigated for decades: the rice yellow mottle virus ({S}olemoviridae) and the rice stripe necrosis virus ({B}enyviridae). {U}sing viral metagenomics, we aimed at broadening knowledge on interacting communities associated with plants in rice landscapes and exploring the diversity and epidemiological status of viruses circulating in rice fields from {B}urkina {F}aso. {W}e performed an epidemiological survey in this country between 2016 and 2019 involving 57 small farmers' rice fields under two production systems: rainfed lowlands and irrigated areas. {M}ore than 2,700 rice samples were collected without regard to disease symptoms following a regular scheme. {W}ild and cultivated {P}oaceae (maize and sugarcane) growing in nearby rice fields were also collected. {U}nexpectedly, metagenomics detected maize streak virus ({MSV}) ({G}eminiviridae) in analyzed rice samples. {F}urther molecular analyses using rolling circle amplification-polymerase chain reaction showed that {MSV} was widely distributed and highly prevalent in both rainfed lowlands and irrigated rice areas. {MSV}-{A} and {MSV}-{G} strains were identified. {MSV}-{G}, exclusively identified thus far in wild grasses, was the most prevalent strain, whereas {MSV}-{A}, known to cause severe symptoms in maize, was sporadically identified. {U}sing infectious clones in experimental conditions, we confirmed the pathogenicity of both {MSV} strains in rice. {T}hus, in addition to contributing to the epidemiological surveillance of rice production in {A}frica, our results illuminate new epidemiological and pathogenic aspects of one of the most studied plant viruses with significant economic consequences in {A}frica.}, keywords = {{A}frica ; epidemiological surveillance ; epidemiological survey ; rice ; viral metagenomics ; virus ; {BURKINA} {FASO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}hytobiomes {J}ournal}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[13 p.]}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1094/pbiomes-08-23-0085-fi}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090675}, }