Identification and Full Genome Analysis of the First Putative Virus of Sea Buckthorn (<i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> L.).

ABSTRACT: The agricultural importance of sea buckthorn (SBT; Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is rapidly increasing. Several bacterial and fungal pathogens infecting SBT have been identified and characterized; however, the viral pathogens are not yet known. In this study, we identified, isolated, and sequenced a virus from a wild plantation of SBT for the first time. Sequence analysis of the obtained viral genome revealed high similarity with several viruses belonging to the genus Marafivirus. The genome of the new virus is 6989 nucleotides (nt) in length according to 5', 3' RACE (without polyA-tail), with 5' and 3' 133 and 109 nt long untranslated regions, respectively. The viral genome encoded two open reading frames (ORFs). ORF1 encoded a polyprotein of 1954 amino acids with the characteris

SUBMITTER: Balke I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9609781 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature