Sequence of a second isolate of Chinese wheat mosaic furovirus

The nucleotide sequences of the two RNAs of an isolate of Chinese wheat mos aic furovirus (CWMV) from Rongcheng, Shandong province, China, where the in fected wheat crop developed particularly severe symptoms, were determined. The two RNAs consisted of 7147 and 3564 nucleotides, and shared 95.5% ident ity to those of the Yantai CWMV isolate previously described. Differences w ere greatest in the coat protein readthrough domain and the 19 kDa cysteine -rich protein (both on RNA2). A CGxsH amino acid sequence motif common to t he cysteine-rich proteins of the genera Furovirus, Hordeivirus, Tobravirus and Pecluvirus was detected.