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ArticleVirus genes2019

Diversity and distribution of Maize-associated totivirus strains from Tanzania.

David Alan Read, Jonathan Featherston, David Jasper Gilbert Rees, Genevieve Dawn Thompson, Ronel Roberts, Bradley Charles Flett, Kingstone Mashingaidze, Gerhard Pietersen, Barnabas Kiula, Alois Kullaya and 1 more

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Article in Virus genes, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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David Alan ReadAgricultural Research Council - Biotechnology Platform, Private Bag X05, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa. readd@arc.agric.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6614-9946
Jonathan FeatherstonAgricultural Research Council - Biotechnology Platform, Private Bag X05, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
David Jasper Gilbert ReesAgricultural Research Council - Biotechnology Platform, Private Bag X05, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
Genevieve Dawn ThompsonAgricultural Research Council - Biotechnology Platform, Private Bag X05, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
Ronel RobertsAgricultural Research Council - Plant Protection Research, Private Bag X134, Queenswood, 0001, South Africa.
Bradley Charles FlettAgricultural Research Council - Grain Crops, Private Bag X1251, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
Kingstone MashingaidzeAgricultural Research Council - Grain Crops, Private Bag X1251, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
Gerhard PietersenDepartment of Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa.
Barnabas KiulaTanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI, Ilonga), Kilosa, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Alois KullayaTanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI, Mikocheni), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Ernest R MbegaNelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Arusha, Tanzania.

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Abstract

Typically associated with fungal species, members of the viral family Totiviridae have recently been shown to be associated with plants, including important crop species, such as Carica papaya (papaya) and Zea mays (maize). Maize-associated totivirus (MATV) was first described in China and more recently in Ecuador, where it has been found to co-occur with other viruses known to elicit maize lethal necrosis disease (MLND). In a survey for maize-associated viruses, 35 samples were selected for Illumina HiSeq sequencing, from the Tanzanian maize producing regions of Mara, Arusha, Manyara, Kilimanjaro, Morogoro and Pwani. Libraries were prepared using an RNA-tag-seq methodology. Taxonomic classification of the resulting datasets showed that 6 of the 35 samples from the regions of Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Morogoro and Mara, contained reads that were assigned to MATV reference sequences. This was confirmed with PCR and Sanger sequencing. Read assembly of the six MATV-associated datasets yielded partial MATV genomes, two of which were selected for further characterization, using RACE. This yielded two full-length MATV genomes, one of which is divergent from other available MATV genomes.

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Genetic VariationChinaGenome, ViralPhylogenyPlant DiseasesTotivirusZea maysIllumina sequencingMaizeMaize lethal necrosis diseaseTanzaniaTotivirus

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