Archives of Virology (2013) 158, 1403-1406

Tingting Zhang, Yinhui Jiang, Junbin Huang and Wubei Dong (2013)
Complete genome sequence of a putative novel victorivirus from Ustilaginoidea virens
Archives of Virology 158 (6), 1403-1406
Abstract: Ustilaginoidea virens is the causal agent of a serious disease of rice. Here, we report the presence of five dsRNA bands ranging from about 1.2, 1.5, 1.7, and 1.8 to 5.6 kb in an isolate of this fungus from China and the complete sequence of the largest dsRNA segment, putatively representing the genome of a novel virus, designated as Ustilaginoidea virens RNA virus 1 (UvRV1), UvRV1, which has a genome length of 5567 bp and has two consecutive open reading frames (ORFs) with a five-nucleotide overlap. Phylogenetic analysis showed that UvRV1 belongs to the genus of Victorivirus in the family Totiviridae.
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Database assignments for author(s): Wubei Dong

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ustilaginoidea virens	Rice (Oryza)	China (south)