title: A Narnavirus in the Trypanosomatid Protist Plant Pathogen Phytomonas serpens.
abstract: We describe here a new RNA virus (PserNV1) from the plant protist parasite Phytomonas serpens (family Trypanosomatidae, Kinetoplastida, supergroup Excavata). The properties of PserNV1 permit assignment to the genus Narnavirus (Narnaviridae), the first reported from a host other than fungi or oomycetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Natalia S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Akopyants
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Lon-Fye
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Lye
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.affiliation: Biology Centre and Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Julius
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lukeš
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA beverley@wusm.wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5319-0811
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Beverley