title: Characterization of a Sorghum mosaic virus (SrMV) isolate in China.
abstract: Sorghum mosaic virus (SrMV), a causal agent of the destructive sugarcane mosaic disease, has a global presence. An isolate of SrMV infecting a commercially-grown sugarcane plant was recovered from the Hainan province of China. The virions were visualized by an electron microscope, and the coat proteins (CPs) were sequenced by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry. Discrepancies between the CP predicted and actual amino acid sequences were noted, which confounded the phylogenetic assignment of the isolate. The apparent variations may have physiological effects on the pathogenicity and virulence of SrMV.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan 5711001, China; Sugarcane Research Center, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan 5711001, China.
authors.forename: Yu Liang
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States.
authors.forename: Kayla K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Pennerman
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan 5711001, China.
authors.forename: Hongxing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States.
authors.forename: Guohua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yin
keywords: Coat protein; SrMV; Sugarcane mosaic disease