The wide distribution of endornaviruses, large double-stranded RNA replicons with plasmid-like properties

Arch Virol. 2006 May;151(5):995-1002. doi: 10.1007/s00705-005-0688-5. Epub 2005 Dec 13.

Abstract

The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) recently accepted Endornavirus as a new genus of plant dsRNA virus. We have determined the partial nucleotide sequences of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase regions from the large dsRNAs (about 14 kbp) isolated from barley (Hordeum vulgare), kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), melon (Cucumis melo), bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), Malabar spinach (Basella alba), seagrass (Zostera marina), and the fungus Helicobasidium mompa. Phylogenetic analyses of these seven dsRNAs indicate that these dsRNAs are new members of the genus Endornavirus that are widely distributed over the plant and fungal kingdoms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Basidiomycota / virology
  • Cucumis melo / virology
  • Cucurbitaceae / virology
  • Hordeum / virology
  • Magnoliopsida / virology
  • Phaseolus / virology
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Viruses / classification
  • Plant Viruses / genetics*
  • Plant Viruses / isolation & purification*
  • RNA Viruses / classification
  • RNA Viruses / genetics*
  • RNA Viruses / isolation & purification*
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Viral Proteins / genetics
  • Zosteraceae / virology

Substances

  • RNA, Viral
  • Viral Proteins
  • RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase