title: Biological and Molecular Characterization of Cucumber mosaic virus Subgroup II Isolate Causing Severe Mosaic in Cucumber.
abstract: Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) has a wide host range causing severe damage in many important agricultural and ornamental crops. Earlier reports showed the prevalence of CMV subgroup I isolates in India. However, some recent reports point towards increasing incidence of subgroup II isolates in the country. The complete genome of a CMV isolate causing severe mosaic in cucumber was characterized and its phylogenetic analysis with other 21 CMV isolates reported worldwide clustered it with subgroup II strains. The genome comprised of RNA 1 (3,379 nucleotides), RNA 2 (3,038 nucleotides) and RNA 3 (2,206 nucleotides). The isolate showed highest homology with subgroup II isolates: 95.1-98.7, 87.7-98.0, and 85.4-97.1 % within RNA1, RNA2, and RNA3, respectively. RNA1 and RNA2 were closely related to the Japanese isolate while RNA3 clustered with an American isolate. Host range studies revealed that isolate showed severe mosaic symptoms on Nicotiana spp. and Cucumis spp. The isolate induced leaf deformation and mild filiform type symptoms in tomato. To best of our knowledge this is the first report of complete genome of CMV subgroup II isolate from India.
authors.affiliation: Plant Virology Lab, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061 HP India.
authors.forename: Reenu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.affiliation: Plant Virology Lab, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061 HP India.
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhardwaj
authors.affiliation: Plant Virology Lab, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061 HP India.
authors.forename: Lakhmir
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Plant Virology Lab, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061 HP India.
authors.forename: Aijaz A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.affiliation: Plant Virology Lab, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061 HP India.
authors.forename: Vipin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hallan
keywords: Cucumber mosaic virus; Host range; Subgroup II