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. 2016 Oct 20;11(10):e0165188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165188

Table 1. List of cowpea-infecting viruses present in Africa.

Virus Country Seedborne virus Reference
Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV) Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe Yes [5, 9, 11, 12], this study
Blackeye cowpea mosaic virus—a strain of Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV-BlCMV) Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia Yes [5, 9, 11, 12], this study
Cowpea mottle virus (CPMoV) Burkina Faso, Uganda, Senegal, Togo, Ivory coast Yes [5, 9, 13, 14], this study
Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) Nigeria, Uganda - [5, 9]
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) Benin, Cameroun, Ghana, Ivory coast, Uganda, Botswana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Kenya Yes [5, 9, 11]
Cowpea golden mosaic virus (CPGMV) Nigeria - [5]
Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) Uganda, Togo Yes [5, 9]
Cowpea severe mosaic virus (CPSMV) Uganda, Senegal Yes [5, 9]
Cowpea yellow mosaic virus (CYMV) Nigeria, Togo - [5, 9, 13]
Southern bean mosaic virus (SBMV) Botswana, Ghana, Ivory coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo Yes [5, 9, 15, 16]
Southern cowpea mosaic virus (SCPMV) Burkina Faso, Botswana, Ghana, Ivory coast, Kenya, Nigeria Yes [5, 9, 16], this study
Sunn-hemp mosaic virus (SHMV) Nigeria - [5]
Cowpea mild mottle virus (CPMMV) Ivory coast, Uganda, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo Yes [5, 9]
Cowpea polerovirus 1 Burkina Faso This study
Cowpea polerovirus 2 Burkina Faso This study
Cowpea tombusvirid 1 Burkina Faso This study
Cowpea tombusvirid 2 Burkina Faso This study
Cowpea associated mycotymovirid 1 Burkina Faso This study