Complete genome sequence of bellflower vein chlorosis virus, a novel putative member of the genus Waikavirus

Arch Virol. 2015 Dec;160(12):3139-42. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2606-9. Epub 2015 Sep 14.

Abstract

The complete genome sequence of a new virus isolated from a bellflower (Campanula takesimana) plant was determined. The genome of this virus is composed of monopartite single-stranded RNA of 11,649 nucleotides in length. BLAST searches of protein databases showed that the encoded polyprotein has a maximum amino acid sequence identity of 42% (with 99% coverage) to the polyprotein of the isolate Orissa of rice tungro spherical virus (RTSV; genus Waikavirus). Phylogenetic analysis strongly supports that the identified virus is a member of a new species of the genus Waikavirus. The name bellflower vein chlorosis virus (BVCV) is proposed for this new virus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Campanulaceae / virology*
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Diseases / virology*
  • Waikavirus / classification
  • Waikavirus / genetics*
  • Waikavirus / isolation & purification*