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01-04-2008 | Annotated Sequence Record
Complete nucleotide sequence of a South African isolate of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 reveals a 5′UTR of 737 nucleotides
Authors:
H. J. Maree, M. -J. Freeborough, J. T. Burger
Published in:
Archives of Virology
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Issue 4/2008
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Excerpt
Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) is the type species of the genus
Ampelovirus (family
Closteroviridae) [
1]. It is an economically important virus that is known to only infect
Vitis spp
. and that has a negative impact on the wine and table grape industries worldwide. To date, there has been only one report that claims the complete nucleotide sequence of GLRaV-3, by Ling et al. in 2004 (isolate NY-1, AF037268) [
2]. In that report the 5′ untranslated region (UTR) was found to be 158 nt in length. Here we report that the sequence of GLRaV-3, isolate GP18
1, has a 5′UTR of 737 nt. This extended UTR was found in all other South African isolates of GLRaV-3 that were analysed. …