Complete genome sequence of a new enamovirus from Argentina infecting alfalfa plants showing dwarfism symptoms

Alfalfa dwarf disease, probably caused by synergistic interactions of mixed virus infections, is a major and emergent disease that threatens alfalfa production in Argentina. Deep sequencing of diseased alfalfa plant samples from the central region of Argentina resulted in the identification of a new...

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Autores principales: Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban, Giolitti, Fabian, Trucco, Veronica Milagros, De Breuil, Soledad, Dietzgen, Ralf Georg, Lenardon, Sergio Luis
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1252
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00705-016-2854-3
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-2854-3
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Sumario:Alfalfa dwarf disease, probably caused by synergistic interactions of mixed virus infections, is a major and emergent disease that threatens alfalfa production in Argentina. Deep sequencing of diseased alfalfa plant samples from the central region of Argentina resulted in the identification of a new virus genome resembling enamoviruses in sequence and genome structure. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that it is a new member of the genus Enamovirus, family Luteoviridae. The virus is tentatively named “alfalfa enamovirus 1” (AEV-1). The availability of the AEV-1 genome sequence will make it possible to assess the genetic variability of this virus and to construct an infectious clone to investigate its role in alfalfa dwarfism disease.