J. Chen et al., Molecular characterisation of an isolate of Dasheen mosaic virus from Zantedeschia aethiopica in China and comparisons in the genus Potyvirus, ARCH VIROL, 146(9), 2001, pp. 1821-1829
The complete nucleotide sequence of an isolate of Dasheen mosaic virus from
Zantedeschia aethiopica in Zhejiang Province, China, was determined. The 9
991 nucleotide genome was typical of the genus Potyvirus and phylogenetic a
nalysis showed it to be a member of the Bean common mosaic virus subgroup.
The 3'-terminal sequence, including the coat protein region, was determined
for three further isolates from China and Japan. Variations in the length
and composition of the N-terminus of the coat protein were not related to g
eographic origin or plant host. An analysis of all potyvirus cleavage sites
revealed patterns related to phylogenetic groupings.