Complete genome sequence of a double-stranded RNA virus from avocado.

ABSTRACT: A number of avocado (Persea americana) cultivars are known to contain high-molecular-weight double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules for which a viral nature has been suggested, although sequence data are not available. Here we report the cloning and complete sequencing of a 13.5-kbp dsRNA virus isolated from avocado and show that it corresponds to the genome of a new species of the genus Endornavirus (family Endornaviridae), tentatively named Persea americana endornavirus (PaEV).

SUBMITTER: Villanueva F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3255808 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature