Sequencing and assembly of a full-length infectious clone of grapevine virus B and its infectivity on herbaceous plants

Y. Moskovitz, D. E. Goszczynski, L. Bir, A. Fingstein, H. Czosnek, M. Mawassi*

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Abstract

Grapevine virus B (GVB) has been found associated with corky bark-diseased vines. Although the sequence of a 7.6-kb cDNA clone from a GVB isolate from Italy has been described, striking differences in sequences between GVB isolates prompted us to construct an additional full-length GVB clone from the isolate 94/971 and to determine its complete sequence. The cDNA of GVB 94/971 shared a nucleotide sequence identity of only 77% with the GVB isolate from Italy. The cDNA of GVB 94/971 was infectious on Nicotiana plants as demonstrated by symptoms and by means of Northern blot, Western blot and electron microscopic analyses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)323-328
Number of pages6
JournalArchives of Virology
Volume153
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2008

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