Published in:
01-04-2019 | Annotated Sequence Record
Complete genome sequence of maize sterile stunt virus
Authors:
Ralf G. Dietzgen, Colleen M. Higgins
Published in:
Archives of Virology
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Issue 4/2019
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Abstract
Based on serology, cytopathology, cereal host range and leafhopper vector, maize sterile stunt virus (MSSV) has been regarded as a strain of the cytorhabdovirus barley yellow striate mosaic virus (BYSMV). Here, we report the first-ever sequence of MSSV, comprising the complete genome of 12,561 nucleotides. Detailed analysis of genome organization, coding and non-coding sequences, and phylogeny confirms the close relationship to BYSMV and supports classification of this virus a strain of BYSMV.