Genome Sequence of the First Coleopteran Iflavirus Isolated from Western Corn Rootworm,Diabrotica virgifera virgiferaLeConte.
The genome sequence of a novel iflavirus was identified from the transcriptome of the western corn rootworm,Diabrotica virgifera virgiferaThe RNA sequence consists of 9,823 nucleotides (nt) with a 3' polyadenylated tail, containing a single open reading frame that encodes a 3,028-amino-acid polyprotein.
Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA sliu@iastate.edu bbonning@iastate.edu.
Sijun
S
Liu
Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.
Yuting
Y
Chen
Corn Insects & Crop Genetics Research Unit, USDA, ARS, Ames, Iowa, USA.
Thomas W
TW
Sappington
Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA sliu@iastate.edu bbonning@iastate.edu.
Bryony C
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Bonning