Occurrence and sequences of Lily mottle virus and Lily symptomless virus in plants grown from imported bulbs in Zhejiang province, China
ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY
Authors: Zheng, HY; Chen, J; Zhao, MF; Lin, L; Chen, JP; Antoniw, JF; Adams, MJ
Abstract
Degenerate primers were used to amplify virus sequences from imported lilies in Zhejiang province, China. Two viruses, Lily mottle virus (LMoV, genus Potyvirus) and Lily symptomless virus (LSV, genus Carlavirus) were detected, purified and completely sequenced from a mixed infection in a plant raised from bulbs imported from the Netherlands. The sequence of LMoV was 9644 nt long and encoded a polyprotein of 3095 amino acids with a calculated M-r of 351.0 kDa that had only 45.1-54.4% identity to other completely sequenced potyviruses. Phylogenetic analysis of the complete polyproteins of members of the genus demonstrated that LMoV was distantly grouped with LYSV, BYMV and ClYVV. Two partial LMoV sequences from different cultivars were identical to one another and very similar (98.3% identical nucleotides) to the corresponding region of the complete sequence. Analysis of the coat protein sequences of LMoV isolates revealed two subgroups, corresponding to the earlier "Tulip breaking virus lily strain" and "Tulip band breaking virus" isolates. Our newly-determined isolates showed an extremely close relationship to the first of these. The LSV sequence was 8393 nucleotides long and had the typical carlavirus genome organization. The ORF1 protein was most closely related to that of Blueberry scorch virus (57.2% identical amino acids). Sequences of 1796 nt at the 3'-end of three additional LSV isolates from different cultivars were very similar (>98% identical nucleotides) to the corresponding region of the complete sequence. This is the first report of complete sequences for LMoV and LSV.
Identification of Three Potyviruses in Ammi majus in Florida
XII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VIRUS DISEASES OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
Authors: Adkins, S.; Baker, C. A.; Jones, L.; Irey, M. S.; Rosskopf, E. N.
Abstract
Clover yellow vein virus (ClYVV), Bidens mottle virus (BiMoV) and Apium virus Y (ApVY) were identified in Ammi majus in south Florida cut flower production areas in 2005 and/or 2007. To the best of our knowledge, these results are the first report of ClYVV and BiMoV infection of A. majus in North America and the first report of ApVY in North America. Common weeds in Florida are known reservoir hosts for ClYVV including white clover (Trifolium repens) and for BiMoV including Spanish needles (Bidens pilosa) and tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum). Detection of ClYVV and BiMoV in other ornamental crops in Florida suggests that these viruses pose a broader risk to ornamental production.