A Previously Undescribed Polerovirus () Infecting Germplasm.

Cacao L. (Malvaceae) is an economically important crop cultivated in tropical climates for the bean from which chocolate and other products are made (Zarrillo et al., 2018).

Complete genome sequences of three newly discovered cacao mild mosaic virus isolates from Theobroma cacao L. in Brazil and Puerto Rico and evidence for recombination.

To analyze the DNA virome associated with cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) trees showing virus-like symptoms in Brazil (BR) and Puerto Rico (PR) during 2018-2019, total DNA was isolated from symptomatic leaves and subjected to high-throughput Illumina sequencing. The assembled complete badnaviral genome sequences were verified by PCR amplification, cloning, and DNA sequencing.