title: Complete nucleotide sequence and genome organization of butterbur mosaic virus.
abstract: Butterbur mosaic virus (ButMV), a member of the genus Carlavirus, was isolated from Japanese butterbur. Here we report the complete nucleotide sequence and genome organization of ButMV. The genome of ButMV consists of 8,662 nucleotides in length and is predicted to contain six ORFs. The ButMV replicase and CP genes share 46.4-54.9 and 43.2-62.1% nucleotide and 38.6-46.6 and 31.3-65.0% amino acid sequence identities, respectively, with those of other carlaviruses. Based on phylogenetic analysis, we suggested that ButMV replicase and CP is most closely related to coleus vein necrosis virus and carnation latent virus, respectively. Together, our results demonstrate that ButMV was a distinct species of the genus Carlavirus.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Kensaku
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maejima
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaji
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okano
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Shuichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kagiwada
authors.forename: Shigetou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namba
mesh_terms: D019659:Asteraceae / Q000821:virology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017788:Carlavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity