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Reassessment of the Columnea latent viroid (CLVd) Taxonomic Classification.

ABSTRACT: Columnea latent viroid (CLVd) is a member of the Pospiviroid family and its naked circular RNA genome typically forms native "rod-like" secondary structures. In this work, the CLVd taxonomy was reevaluated based on sequence similarity and phylogenetic analysis, as well as the evaluation of the symptom development and disease severity of four selected CLVd isolates in a range of host species. The phylogenetic analysis showed that all CLVd isolates were clustered into five distinct clades: (I) severe isolates originally found in tomato crops in Thailand, (II) ornamental isolates, (III) mild isolates originally found in tomato crops in Thailand, and two clades (IV and V) containing mild isolates originating mainly from tomato crops in European countries, with different virulence levels on several hosts. Our analysis demonstrated that some CLVd isolates have a sequence similarity of less than 90% within the species taxon, as well as distinct biological characteristics (symptom development and virulence), both of which are important ICTV criteria for viroid classification. For these reasons, we propose that CLVd should be re-classified into at least three main taxonomic lineages: a "CLVd-tomato Asian lineage" (I), a "CLVd-tomato European lineage" (IV) and a "CLVd-ornamental European lineage" (II), plus two minor lineages (III and V), fitting the ICTV criteria.

SUBMITTER: Tangkanchanapas P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8224301 | biostudies-literature |

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