Molecular characterization of a novel cytorhabdovirus with a unique genomic organization infecting yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) in Argentina

The genome of a novel rhabdovirus was detected in yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil.). The newly identified virus, tentatively named "yerba mate virus A" (YmVA), has a genome of 14,961 nucleotides. Notably, eight open reading frames were identified in the antigenomic orientation of the negative-sense, single-stranded viral RNA, including two novel accessory genes, in the order 3′-N-P-3-4-M-G-L-8-5′. Sequence comparisons of the encoded proteins as well as phylogenetic analysis suggest that YmVA is a new member of the genus Cytorhabdovirus, family Rhabdoviridae. YmVA's unique genomic organization and phylogenetic relationships indicate that this virus likely represents a distinct evolutionary lineage among the cytorhabdoviruses.

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Main Authors:	Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban, Acevedo, Raúl Maximiliano, De Breuil, Soledad, Ruiz, Oscar Adolfo, Sansberro, Pedro Alfonso, Dietzgen, Ralf Georg, Nome Docampo, Claudia, Debat, Humberto Julio
Format:	info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Springer 2020-04
Subjects:	Ilex paraguariensis, Virus de las Plantas, Cytorhabdovirus, Mate, Marcadores Genéticos, Argentina, Plant Viruses, Genetic Markers, Yerba Mate, Marcadores Moleculares,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7055 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00705-020-04609-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04609-3
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