A new monopartite begomovirus isolated from Hibiscus cannabinus L. in India.
Yellow vein mosaic disease of mesta is whitefly-transmitted and found in endemic form in different parts of India, causing great economic losses. Full-length DNA-A of a begomovirus infecting mesta was cloned and sequenced. The genome was homologous to the DNA-A of monopartite begomoviruses originating from the Old World, with six conserved open reading frames. The complete nucleotide sequence of the DNA-A molecule of the present isolate was 2728 nucleotides in length, having the highest sequence identity (83.5%) with an Indian begomovirus causing cotton leaf curl disease. It thus belongs to a novel geminivirus species, and the name Mesta yellow vein mosaic virus is proposed.
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Plant Virus Laboratory and Biotechnology Unit, Division of Crop Protection, Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata, India.
Ghosh
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D053839:Begomovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D031584:Hibiscus / Q000821:virology*; D007194:India; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004279:DNA, Viral