Alstroemeria yellow spot virus (AYSV): a new orthotospovirus species within a growing Eurasian clade.

ABSTRACT: An orthotospovirus distinct from all other orthotospoviruses was isolated from naturally infected alstroemeria plants. Disease symptoms caused by this virus mainly consisted of yellow spots on the leaves based on which the name alstroemeria yellow spot virus (AYSV) was coined. A host range analysis was performed and a polyclonal antiserum was produced against purified AYSV ribonucleoproteins which only reacted with the homologous antigen and not with any other (established or tentative) orthotospovirus from a selection of American and Asian species. Upon thrips transmission assays the virus was successfully transmitted by a population of Thrips tabaci. The entire nucleotide sequence of the M and S RNA segments was elucidated by a conventional cloning and sequencing strategy, and contained

SUBMITTER: Hassani-Mehraban A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347659 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature