02094naa a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400440007410000220011824501440014026000090028452013630029365000110165670000190166770000260168670000200171270000200173270000170175270000160176970000200178577300470180521782522025-08-22       2024    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a0103-38167 a10.21757/0103-3816.2024v36n3p89-962DOI1 aNASCIMENTO, R. S.  aBrevipalpus yothersi (AcaribTenuipalpidae) as viruses and fungi disseminator to cultivated plants in Bahia, Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2024  aAbstract: Brevipalpus yothersi has received attention worldwide as a vector of Brevipalpus-transmitted viruses (BTVs) to plants. However, there are still few studies on it as a putative fungal disperser. Considering the limited knowledge on this mite as viruses and fungi disseminator in Bahia, this study aimed to identify possible associations of these organisms with the mite on four plant species cultivated regionally. BTVs from vegetal parts containing chlorosis and/or leprosis were identified by transmission electron microscopy and RT-PCR. Fungi isolated from individual mites in culture mediums were identified by microscopy. Two BTVs and seven of the fungi taxa were identified: the citrus leprosis virus C (CiLV-C, Cilevirus leprosis) in Citrus sinensis, the clerodendrum chlorotic spot virus (ClCSV, Dichorhavirus clerodendri) in Clerodendrum x speciosum, Aspergillus sp. in C. x speciosum, Cladosporium cladosporioides in C. sinensis, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides s.l. in C. sinensis and Theobroma cacao, Curvularia lunata in C. x speciosum, Diaporthe sp. in C. sinensis and Passiflora edulis, Gilmaniella sp. in C. sinensis, and a possible new taxon of Hyphomycetes. Considering the potential of B. yothersi as a disseminator of phytopathogenic viruses and fungi, further studies are needed for management/control of plant diseases in Bahia.  aVírus1 aPEREIRA, L. R.1 aLAURINDO, N. DE S. S.1 aASTUA, J. de F.1 aKITAJIMA, E. W.1 aTASSI, A. D.1 aPEREIRA, J.1 aOLIVEIRA, A. R.  tAgrotrópicagv. 36, n.3,p. 89 - 96, 2024.