Characterization of Divergent Grapevine Badnavirus 1 Isolates Found on Different Fig Species (<i>Ficus</i> spp.).

ABSTRACT: Fig mosaic disease is spread worldwide and is believed to have a viral etiology. Divergent isolates of grapevine badnavirus 1 (GBV1), named fGBV1, were discovered on Ficus carica, F. palmata, F. virgata, and F. afghanistanica in the fig germplasm collection of the Nikita Botanical Gardens, Russia, expanding the list of viruses infecting this crop. The complete genomes of five fGBV1 isolates from F. carica and F. palmata trees were determined using high-throughput and Sanger sequencing. The genomes comprised 7283 base pairs, contained four overlapping open reading frames, were 99.7 to 99.9% identical to each other, and related to GBV1 (83.2% identity). The reverse transcriptase RNase H genome regions of fGBV1 and GBV1 share 84.6% identity, indicatin

SUBMITTER: Chirkov S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9573714 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature