Partial nucleotide sequences of the RNA 1 and RNA 2 of lilac ring mottle virus confirm that this virus should be considered a member of subgroup 2 of the genus Ilarvirus.
Partial sequences of the RNA 1 and RNA 2 of LRMV are described. These confirm that LRMV is most closely related to members of the subgroup 2 ilarviruses. However, these sequences also show that LRMV is sufficiently different from other members of subgroup 2 so as to explain why oligonucleotide primers that had been used to amplify related subgroup 2 viruses did not amplify corresponding products from LRMV.
Scott
Simon W
SW
Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0315, USA. sscott@clemson.edu
Zimmerman
Maria T
MT
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D019179:Ilarvirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment
D012367:RNA, Viral