Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Tea Research Institute of Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Science, Chongqing, China.
J Insect Sci. 2021 Jul 1;21(4). doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieab045.
Euproctis pseudoconspersa is a major pest of tea plants, and also causes a skin rash on workers in tea plantations. Research on virus could provide fundamental insights for classification, genetic diversity, evolution, and host-virus interaction mechanisms. Here, we identified a novel RNA virus, Euproctis pseudoconspersa bunyavirus (Phenuiviridae), and found that it is widely distributed in field populations of E. pseudoconspersa. The replication of virus in E. pseudoconspersa was indicated by Tag-PCR. These results contribute to the classification of bunyaviruses and provide insight into the diversity of commensal E. pseudoconspersa bunyavirus and the host.
茶毛虫是茶树的主要害虫，也会引起茶园工人的皮疹。病毒研究可为分类、遗传多样性、进化和宿主-病毒相互作用机制提供基础见解。在这里，我们鉴定了一种新型 RNA 病毒，即茶毛虫 bunyavirus（Phenuiviridae），并发现它广泛分布于野外种群的茶毛虫中。通过 Tag-PCR 表明了病毒在茶毛虫中的复制。这些结果有助于 bunyaviruses 的分类，并深入了解共生茶毛虫 bunyavirus 的多样性和宿主。
