Genome Assembly of Schlumbergera Virus X Infecting Prickly Pear (Opuntia cochenillifera) in Brazil.
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SUBMITTER: Sanches MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4395048 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
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Genome Assembly of Schlumbergera Virus X Infecting Prickly Pear (Opuntia cochenillifera) in Brazil.
Sanches Márcio Martinello MM Lamas Natalia Silva NS Reis Marcelo Banho A MB Arieta-Sosa Juan Gabriel JG Romano Eduardo E Melo Fernando Lucas FL Ribeiro Simone Graça SG
Genome announcements 20150319 2
Potexviruses frequently infect plants from the family Cactaceae. We report the complete genome sequence of a new Schlumbergera virus X (SchVX) isolate. The genome has 6,615 nucleotides and shares 94% nucleotide identity with SchVX-K11 from Schlumbergera. This is the first sequence of an isolate of SchVX from the genus Opuntia. ...[more]
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