Asystasia mosaic Madagascar virus: A novel bipartite begomovirus infecting the weed Asystasia gangetica in Madagascar

Here, we describe for the first time the complete genome sequence of a new bipartite begomovirus in Madagascar isolated from the weed Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae), for which we propose the tentative name asystasia mosaic Madagascar virus (AMMGV). DNA-A and -B nucleotide sequences of AMMGV were only distantly related to known begomovirus sequence and shared highest nucleotide sequence identity of 72.9 % (DNA-A) and 66.9 % (DNA-B) with a recently described bipartite begomovirus infecting Asystasia sp. in West Africa. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that this novel virus from Madagascar belongs to a new lineage of Old World bipartite begomoviruses.

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Main Authors: De Bruyn, Alexandre, Harimalala, Mireille Aurélie, Hoareau, Marie Murielle, Ranomenjanahary, Sahondramalala, Reynaud, Bernard, Lefeuvre, Pierre, Lett, Jean-Michel
Format: article biblioteca
Language:eng
Subjects:H20 - Maladies des plantes, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4510,
Online Access:http://agritrop.cirad.fr/576643/
http://agritrop.cirad.fr/576643/1/576643.pdf
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Summary:Here, we describe for the first time the complete genome sequence of a new bipartite begomovirus in Madagascar isolated from the weed Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae), for which we propose the tentative name asystasia mosaic Madagascar virus (AMMGV). DNA-A and -B nucleotide sequences of AMMGV were only distantly related to known begomovirus sequence and shared highest nucleotide sequence identity of 72.9 % (DNA-A) and 66.9 % (DNA-B) with a recently described bipartite begomovirus infecting Asystasia sp. in West Africa. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that this novel virus from Madagascar belongs to a new lineage of Old World bipartite begomoviruses.