title: Analysis of the complete genome sequence of black queen-cell virus, a picorna-like virus of honey bees.
abstract: A virus with picorna-like biophysical properties was isolated from South African honey bees. On the basis of serology, it was identified as an isolate of black queen-cell virus (BQCV). Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed an 8550 nt polyadenylated genome containing two large ORFs. The 5'-proximal ORF (ORF 1) represented 4968 nt while the 3'-proximal ORF (ORF 2) represented 2562 nt. The ORFs were separated by a 208 nt intergenic region and were flanked by a 657 nt 5'-untranslated region and a 155 nt 3'-untranslated region. Deduced amino acid sequences for ORF 1 and ORF 2 were most similar to the non-structural and structural proteins, respectively, of Drosophila C virus (DCV), Rhopalosiphum padi virus (RhPV), Himetobi P virus (HiPV) and Plautia stali intestine virus (PSIV). It is proposed that BQCV belongs to the group of picorna-like, insect-infecting RNA viruses constituted by DCV, RhPV, HiPV and PSIV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa1.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leat
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa1.
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa1.
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Govan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa1.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davison
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001516:Bees / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010802:Phylogeny; D010849:Picornaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015678:Viral Structural Proteins