Archives of Virology (2011) 156, 1053-1057

M. Ciuffo, M. Testa, R. Lenzi and M. Turina (2011)
Ranunculus latent virus: a strain of artichoke latent virus or a new macluravirus infecting artichoke?
Archives of Virology 156 (6), 1053-1057
Abstract: An elongated virus was isolated from artichoke crops in Liguria, and a 700-bp fragment was amplified by RT-PCR using oligonucleotides to detect members of the family Potyviridae. Comparison of fragment sequences showed 98% identity at the nucleotide level with the ranunculus isolate of the macluravirus Ranunculus latent virus (RaLV). RaLV was then detected by DAS-ELISA in symptomatic and asymptomatic artichoke plants from Liguria, Sardinia and Latium. The sequence of a 5.5-kb region was assembled from a cDNA library, and a 500-bp NIa fragment showed 80% identity to Artichoke latent virus.
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Database assignments for author(s): Massimo Turina

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.
	Ranunculus latent virus	Artichoke (Cynara)	Italy