Determination of the begomovirus host range determination in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is an important feature in unveiling the genetic variability of species and strains of the virus and how it spreads under field conditions. In order to determine the host range of two begomoviruses isolated from tomato, denoted GO-ANPL and DF-BR2, 31 plant species of eight botanical families were tested via mechanical and vector inoculation. Both isolates only infected plants of the family Solanaceae as Datura stramonium, Nicandra physalodes e Nicotiana benthamiana. The GO-ANPL isolate infected a higher number of plants when they were inoculated by the insect vector. Results were distinct from those obtained with the DF-BR2 isolate, where both inoculation methods were equally effective. Comparison between these two isolates with other begomoviruses reported in Northeast Brazil revealed different patterns in host range and symptomss. Virus infection was confirmed by dot blot hybridization using specific molecular probes to begomovirus isolates.
