Asystasia mosaic Madagascar virus: a novel bipartite begomovirus infecting the weed Asystasia gangetica in Madagascar

Arch Virol. 2015 Jun;160(6):1589-91. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2413-3. Epub 2015 Apr 22.

Abstract

Here, we describe for the first time the complete genome sequence of a new bipartite begomovirus in Madagascar isolated from the weed Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae), for which we propose the tentative name asystasia mosaic Madagascar virus (AMMGV). DNA-A and -B nucleotide sequences of AMMGV were only distantly related to known begomovirus sequence and shared highest nucleotide sequence identity of 72.9 % (DNA-A) and 66.9 % (DNA-B) with a recently described bipartite begomovirus infecting Asystasia sp. in West Africa. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that this novel virus from Madagascar belongs to a new lineage of Old World bipartite begomoviruses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acanthaceae / virology*
  • Base Sequence
  • Begomovirus / genetics*
  • Madagascar / epidemiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Diseases / virology*
  • Sequence Alignment

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KP663483
  • GENBANK/KP663484
  • GENBANK/KP663485