Genome Sequences of Novel Iflaviruses in the Gray Lawn Leafhopper, an Experimental Vector of Corn Stunt Spiroplasma

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2022 Aug 18;11(8):e0044622. doi: 10.1128/mra.00446-22. Epub 2022 Jul 18.

Abstract

Two novel iflaviruses were detected in the metatranscriptome of the gray lawn leafhopper, Exitianus exitiosus (Uhler). The assembled genome sequence of Exitianus exitiosus virus 1 was 9,858 nucleotides (nt) long and encodes a 3,083-amino acid (aa) polyprotein. Exitianus exitiosus virus 2 was 10,219 nt long and encodes a 2,947-aa polyprotein.