We have sequenced the complete genome of an isolate of Banana streak virus from banana cv. 'Mysore' and show that it is sufficiently different from a previously characterised isolate from cv. 'Obino l'Ewai' to warrant recognition as a distinct species, for which the name Banana streak Mysore virus (BSMysV) is proposed. The structure of the BSMysV genome was typical of badnaviruses in general, although ORF I had a non-conventional start codon. Evidence that at least part of the BSMysV genome is integrated in the B genome of cultivated Musa is presented and transmissibility by the mealybug Planococcus citri also demonstrated. © Springer-Verlag 2005.
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Geering, A. D. W., Pooggin, M. M., Olszewski, N. E., Lockhart, B. E. L., & Thomas, J. E. (2005). Characterisation of Banana streak Mysore virus and evidence that its DNA is integrated in the B genome of cultivated Musa. Archives of Virology, 150(4), 787–796. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-004-0471-z
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