Identification and Sequence Analysis of a Novel Ilarvirus Infecting Sweet Cherry
Open Access
- 9 March 2021
- Vol. 10 (3), 514
- https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030514
Abstract
In the present study, we utilized high throughput and Sanger sequencing to determine the complete nucleotide sequence of a putative new ilarvirus species infecting sweet cherry, tentatively named prunus virus I (PrVI). The genome of PrVI is comprised of three RNA segments of 3474 nt (RNA1), 2911 nt (RNA2), and 2231 nt (RNA3) and features conserved motifs representative of the genus Ilarvirus. BlastN analysis revealed 68.1–71.9% nt identity of PrVI with strawberry necrotic shock virus (SNSV). In subsequent phylogenetic analysis, PrVI was grouped together with SNSV and blackberry chlorotic ringspot virus (BCRV), both members of subgroup 1 of ilarviruses. In addition, mini-scale surveys in stone fruit orchards revealed the presence of PrVI in a limited number of sweet cherries and in one peach tree. Overall, our data suggest that PrVI is a novel species of the genus Ilarvirus and it consists the fifth member of the genus that is currently known to infect Prunus spp.Funding Information
- H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016-734736)
- GSRT (call RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE (project code: T1EDK- 05438))
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