TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular characterization of banana streak acuminata Vietnam virus isolated from Musa acuminata siamea (banana cultivar)
AU - Lheureux, F.
AU - Laboureau, N.
AU - Muller, E.
AU - Lockhart, B. E.L.
AU - Iskra-Caruana, M. L.
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - An isolate of banana streak virus (BSV) that does not also occur as an integrant in the Musa balbisiana genome was sought in order to investigate the biological role of BSV in the evolution of either the Musa genome or of the virus itself. We isolated BSV virions from a Musa acuminata siamea accession from Vietnam and sequenced the entire viral genome. The molecular organization is similar to that described for other BSV but slightly larger (7801∈bp vs. 1611-7568∈bp), and ORF I has a non-conventional start codon. This genome was sufficiently different to propose it as a member of a distinct species named Banana streak virus strain acuminata Vietnam (BSAcVNV).
AB - An isolate of banana streak virus (BSV) that does not also occur as an integrant in the Musa balbisiana genome was sought in order to investigate the biological role of BSV in the evolution of either the Musa genome or of the virus itself. We isolated BSV virions from a Musa acuminata siamea accession from Vietnam and sequenced the entire viral genome. The molecular organization is similar to that described for other BSV but slightly larger (7801∈bp vs. 1611-7568∈bp), and ORF I has a non-conventional start codon. This genome was sufficiently different to propose it as a member of a distinct species named Banana streak virus strain acuminata Vietnam (BSAcVNV).
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U2 - 10.1007/s00705-007-0946-9
DO - 10.1007/s00705-007-0946-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 17431738
AN - SCOPUS:34347375321
SN - 0304-8608
VL - 152
SP - 1409
EP - 1416
JO - Archives of Virology
JF - Archives of Virology
IS - 7
ER -