Metaviromic analysis reveals coinfection of papaya in western Kenya with a unique strain of Moroccan watermelon mosaic virus and a novel member of the family Alphaflexiviridae

dc.contributor.author	Read, David Alan
dc.contributor.author	Muoma, John
dc.contributor.author	Thompson, Genevieve Dawn
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-05T07:29:40Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-05T07:29:40Z
dc.date.issued	2020-03-09
dc.description.abstract	Severe mottling symptoms were observed on Carica papaya L. in Koyonzo, Kakamega County, Kenya. Total RNA was sequenced via an RNAtag-seq workflow. Assembled contigs indicated the presence of a divergent strain of Moroccan watermelon mosaic virus (genus Potyvirus) with a complete genome length of 9,733 nt (GenBank accession no. MN418119). Additionally, the complete genome sequence of a novel member of the viral genus Allexivirus was determined (GenBank accession no. MN418120). The genome contains six open reading frames (ORFs) that show varying degrees of sequence similarity to members of the genus Allexivirus; however, it appears to lack an ORF encoding a nucleic-acid-binding homolog. The tentative name “papaya virus A” (PaVA) has been proposed for this virus.
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dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04582-x
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/555
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Springer
dc.subject	Masinde Muliro University of Technology
dc.title	Metaviromic analysis reveals coinfection of papaya in western Kenya with a unique strain of Moroccan watermelon mosaic virus and a novel member of the family Alphaflexiviridae
dc.type	Article
dspace.entity.type	Publication

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