Archives of Virology (2010) 155, 1331-1335

N. Bejerman, F. Giolitti, S. de Breuil and S. Lenardon (2010)
Molecular characterization of Sunflower chlorotic mottle virus: a member of a distinct species in the genus Potyvirus
Archives of Virology 155 (8), 1331-1335
Abstract: The complete nucleotide (nt) and deduced amino acid (aa) sequences of the C (common) and CRS (chlorotic ringspot) Argentine strains of SuCMoV have been determined. The SuCMoV-C RNA genome consists of 9,965 nt, whereas indels within the P1 coding region of SuCMoV-CRS make its genomic length 15 nt shorter. Nucleotide and aa sequence identities between the polyproteins of the C and CRS strains of SuCMoV were 92.3 and 95.6%, respectively. Pairwise comparisons between the polyproteins of the C and CRS strains of SuCMoV and the viruses of the Potato virus Y (PVY) subgroup revealed identities of 66.5-66.9% at the nt level and 69.7-69.8% at the aa level. These results and phylogenetic analyses show that although SuCMoV strains cluster together with the potyviruses belonging to the PVY subgroup, SuCMoV should be considered a member of a distinct species in the genus Potyvirus.
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Database assignments for author(s): Sergio Lenardon, Fabián Giolitti

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Sunflower chlorotic mottle virus		Argentina