Serological and molecular analysis indicates the presence of distinct viral genotypes of Apple stem pitting virus in India.

ABSTRACT: Recombination leads to the generation of new viral progeny which remain undetected by routine testing procedures and may be a threat to the infected host. Here, we have characterised the complete genome sequences of two isolates of Apple stem pitting virus from apple cv. Red Chief (Palampur) and cv. Gold Spur (N) with distinct serological reactivities. The viral genomes consisted of 9267 nucleotides for isolate Palampur and 9254 nucleotides for isolate N, excluding the poly (A) tail and contained 5five open reading frames (ORFs). Isolate N shared 80.8% sequence identity with ASPV apple isolate GA2 from China, while isolate Palampur shared 81.4% sequence identity with ASPV apple isolate PB66 from the United Kingdom. The serological difference of isolates N and Palampur along with the

SUBMITTER: Dhir S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8134613 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature