First full-length genome sequence of the polerovirus luffa aphid-borne yellows virus (LABYV) reveals the presence of at least two consensus sequences in an isolate from Thailand

Arch Virol. 2015 Oct;160(10):2633-6. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2529-5. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

Abstract

Luffa aphid-borne yellows virus (LABYV) was proposed as the name for a previously undescribed polerovirus based on partial genome sequences obtained from samples of cucurbit plants collected in Thailand between 2008 and 2013. In this study, we determined the first full-length genome sequence of LABYV. Based on phylogenetic analysis and genome properties, it is clear that this virus represents a distinct species in the genus Polerovirus. Analysis of sequences from sample TH24, which was collected in 2010 from a luffa plant in Thailand, reveals the presence of two different full-length genome consensus sequences.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Consensus Sequence
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Luffa / virology*
  • Luteoviridae / classification
  • Luteoviridae / genetics*
  • Luteoviridae / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny
  • Thailand