Authors: Linda D Maccarone Martin J Barbetti Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam Roger A C Jones
Publish Date: 2010/03/16
Volume: 155, Issue: 5, Pages: 765-770
Abstract
The complete coat protein CP nucleotide sequences of seven Lettuce bigvein associated virus LBVaV isolates from Australia were compared to those of 22 other LBVaV and five tobacco stunt virus TStV isolates On phylogenetic analysis clade I contained only LBVaV isolates from Europe subclade IIa only Australian LBVaV isolates IIb only Japanese LBVaV isolates and IIc only TStV isolates from Japan In the amino acid sequences deduced the central region of the gene was most divergent Mean Dn/Ds ratios were 0283 and 0124 for clades I and II respectively The suggestion that TStV is a strain of LBVaV was supported
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