Establishment of three new genera in the family Geminiviridae: Becurtovirus, Eragrovirus and Turncurtovirus
Establishment of three new genera in the family Geminiviridae: Becurtovirus, Eragrovirus and Turncurtovirus
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DOI:
10.1007/s00705-014-2050-2
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发表时间:
2014-03
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
A. Varsani;bullet J Jesú;Navas-Castillo bullet;E. Moriones;C. Hernández-Zepeda;bullet Ali;Idris bullet-I
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作者:
A. Varsani;bullet J Jesú;Navas-Castillo bullet;E. Moriones;C. Hernández-Zepeda;bullet Ali;Idris bullet-I
The familyGeminiviridaeincludes plant-infecting circular single-stranded DNA viruses that have geminate particle morphology. Members of this family infect both monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants and have a nearly global distribution. With the advent of new molecular tools and low-cost sequencing, there has been a significant increase in the discovery of new geminiviruses in various cultivated and non-cultivated plants. In this communication, we highlight the establishment of three new genera (Becurtovirus, EragrovirusandTurncurtovirus) to accommodate various recently discovered geminiviruses that are highly divergent and, in some cases, have unique genome architectures. The genusBecurtovirushas two viral species,Beet curly top Iran virus(28 isolates; leafhopper vectorCirculifer haematoceps) andSpinach curly top Arizona virus(1 isolate; unknown vector), whereas the generaEragrovirusandTurncurtoviruseach have a single assigned species:Eragrostis curvula streak virus(6 isolates; unknown vector) andTurnip curly top virus(20 isolates; leafhopper vectorCirculifer haematoceps), respectively. Based on analysis of all of the genome sequences available in public databases for each of the three new genera, we provide guidelines and protocols for species and strain classification within these three new genera.