Alfalfa dwarf disease, probably caused by synergistic interactions of mixed virus infections, is a major and emergent disease that threatens alfalfa production in Argentina. Deep sequencing of diseased alfalfa plant samples from the central region of Argentina resulted in the identification of a new virus genome resembling enamoviruses in sequence and genome structure. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that it is a new member of the genus Enamovirus, family Luteoviridae. The virus is tentatively named “alfalfa enamovirus 1” (AEV-1). The availability of the AEV-1 genome sequence will make it possible to assess the genetic variability of this virus and to construct an infectious clone to investigate its role in alfalfa dwarfism disease.
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Bejerman, N., Giolitti, F., Trucco, V., de Breuil, S., Dietzgen, R. G., & Lenardon, S. (2016). Complete genome sequence of a new enamovirus from Argentina infecting alfalfa plants showing dwarfism symptoms. Archives of Virology, 161(7), 2029–2032. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-2854-3
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