Archives of Virology (2012) 157, 1617-1621

Daniel Pande, Simona Kraberger, Pierre Lefeuvre, Jean-Michel Lett, Dionne N. Shepherd, Arvind Varsani and Darren P. Martin (2012)
A novel maize-infecting mastrevirus from La Réunion Island
Archives of Virology 157 (8), 1617-1621
Abstract: Despite extensive sampling, only one virus belonging to the genus Mastrevirus of the family Geminiviridae, maize streak virus (MSV), has until now been detected in maize with maize streak disease (MSD) symptoms. Here, we report for the first time a second, highly divergent, mastrevirus isolated from two maize plants displaying characteristic MSD-like symptoms, sampled on the South-west Indian Ocean Island, La Réunion. The two isolates shared <57 % genome-wide identity with all other known mastreviruses. We propose calling the new species Maize streak Réunion virus.
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Database assignments for author(s): Jean-Michel Lett, Darren P. Martin

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Maize streak Réunion virus	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Reunion Island