biostudies-literatureLu QMinistry of Science and Technology of the of China267https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9958854biostudies-literatureUnknown15(2)Chinese jujube (<i>Ziziphus jujuba</i> Mill.) is a widely grown fruit crop at Aksu in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. Viral disease-like symptoms are common on jujube plants. Here, for the first time, we report a virus tentatively named persimmon ampelovirus jujube isolate (PAmpV-Ju) infecting jujube plants. The virus was identified using high-throughput sequencing from a jujube plant (ID: AKS15) and molecularly related to viruses in the family <i>Closteroviridae</i>. The genomic sequences of two PAmpV-Ju variants named AKS15-20 and AKS15-17 were determined by RT-PCR amplifications. The genome structure of PAmpV-Ju was identical to that of a recently reported persimmon ampelovirus (PAmpV) and consisted of seven open reading frames. The genomes of AKS15-20 and AKS15-17 shared 83.VirusesDiscovery of a Closterovirus Infecting Jujube Plants Grown at Aksu Area in Xinjiang of China.PMC99588542017YFE01109002019YFD1001800Yang ZHong NWang GYang BBai JWang YLu QfalseDiscovery of a Closterovirus Infecting Jujube Plants Grown at Aksu Area in Xinjiang of China.Chinese jujube (<i>Ziziphus jujuba</i> Mill.) is a widely grown fruit crop at Aksu in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. Viral disease-like symptoms are common on jujube plants. Here, for the first time, we report a virus tentatively named persimmon ampelovirus jujube isolate (PAmpV-Ju) infecting jujube plants. The virus was identified using high-throughput sequencing from a jujube plant (ID: AKS15) and molecularly related to viruses in the family <i>Closteroviridae</i>. The genomic sequences of two PAmpV-Ju variants named AKS15-20 and AKS15-17 were determined by RT-PCR amplifications. The genome structure of PAmpV-Ju was identical to that of a recently reported persimmon ampelovirus (PAmpV) and consisted of seven open reading frames. The genomes of AKS15-20 and AKS15-17 shared 83.2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Jan2026-04-08T13:20:43.24Z2025-02-19T00:13:30.371ZS-EPMC99588543685148310.3390/v15020267