Symptom observation underestimates co-infections: insight from viral and bacterial diseases in rice fields in Burkina Faso
Estelle Billard, Martine Bangratz, Abalo Itolou Kassankogno, Phonsiri Saengram, Abdoul Kader Guigma, Olivier Cotto, Gaël Thébaud, Issa Wonni, Drissa Sérémé, Nils Poulicard, Sébastien Cunnac, Mathilde Hutin, Eugénie Hébrard, Charlotte Tollenaere
The paper shows that symptom observation in rice fields greatly underestimates co-infections by RYMV and Xoc, revealing 12.4% co-infection rates in symptomatic samples.
European Journal of Plant Pathology · Oct 21, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology