Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du CNRS, Strasbourg, France.
The nucleotide sequence (5669 residues) of the genomic RNA of cucurbit aphid-borne yellows luteovirus (CABYV) is presented. Analysis of genome organization and sequence homologies indicate that CABYV is a member of luteovirus Subgroup 2 (other sequenced members: beet western yellows virus, potato leafroll virus, and barley yellow dwarf virus, RPV isolate) and appears to be most closely related to beet western yellows virus.