Complete genome sequence of a double-stranded RNA virus from avocado.
A number of avocado (Persea americana) cultivars are known to contain high-molecular-weight double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules for which a viral nature has been suggested, although sequence data are not available. Here we report the cloning and complete sequencing of a 13.5-kbp dsRNA virus isolated from avocado and show that it corresponds to the genome of a new species of the genus Endornavirus (family Endornaviridae), tentatively named Persea americana endornavirus (PaEV).
Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental La Mayora, Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain.
Francisco
F
Villanueva
Sead
S
Sabanadzovic
Rodrigo A
RA
Valverde
Jesús
J
Navas-Castillo
D016679:Genome, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D027421:Persea / Q000821:virology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*