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Identification, molecular characterization and prevalence of a novel cytorhabdovirus infecting zucchini crops in Greece.
- Orfanidou CG Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Beta C Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Reynard JS Laboratory of Virology, Agroscope, Route de Duillier 50, 1260, Nyon, Switzerland.
- Tsiolakis G Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Katis NI Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Maliogka VI Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece. Electronic address: vmaliogk@agro.auth.gr.
- 2020-08-01
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- Virus research. - 2020
English
A new cytorhabdovirus was identified in zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) in Greece with the aid of high-throughput sequencing technology. The negative-sense, single-stranded genomic RNA of the new virus was determined and includes seven open reading frames in the order 3'-N-P-P3-P4-M-G-L-5' in the antigenomic orientation. Typical rhabdovirus-like particles were observed in infected leaf material. Comparative sequence analysis and phylogenetic reconstructions suggested that the described virus is a new member of the genus Cytorhabdovirus, and it was tentatively named cucurbit cytorhabdovirus 1 (CuCV1). To our knowledge CuCV1 is the first cytorhabdovirus infecting cucurbits in nature. Our surveys indicated that it occurs in a percentage of 36.7 % in zucchini crops in Greece.
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- DOI 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198095
- PMID 32735997
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