Archives of Virology (2016) 161, 1657-1663

Basdeo Bhagwat, Virginia Dickison, Xinlun Ding, Melanie Walker, Michael Bernardy, Michel Bouthillier, Alexa Creelman, Robyn DeYoung, Yinzi Li, Xianzhou Nie, Aiming Wang, Yu Xiang and Hélène Sanfaçon (2016)
Genome sequence analysis of five Canadian isolates of Strawberry mottle virus reveals extensive intra-species diversity and a longer RNA2 with increased coding capacity compared to a previously characterized European isolate
Archives of Virology 161 (6), 1657-1663
Abstract: In this study, we report the genome sequence of five isolates of strawberry mottle virus (family Secoviridae, order Picornavirales) from strawberry field samples with decline symptoms collected in Eastern Canada. The Canadian isolates differed from the previously characterized European isolate 1134 in that they had a longer RNA2, resulting in a 239-amino-acid extension of the C-terminal region of the polyprotein. Sequence analysis suggests that reassortment and recombination occurred among the isolates. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Canadian isolates are diverse, grouping in two separate branches along with isolates from Europe and the Americas.
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Database assignments for author(s): Xianzhou Nie, Ai Ming Wang, Hélène Sanfacon, Yu Xiang

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Sadwavirus fragariae	Strawberry (Fragaria)	Canada (east)