State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Arch Virol. 2022 Mar;167(3):969-972. doi: 10.1007/s00705-021-05314-5. Epub 2022 Feb 3.
Nematodes are abundant, but little is known about their viruses. In this study, we report a novel partitivirus isolated from the entomopathogenic nematode species Steinernema ceratophorum, named "Steinernema ceratophorum partitivirus 1" (ScPV-1). The complete genome of ScPV-1 comprises two dsRNA segments, dsRNA1 (2352 bp) and dsRNA2 (2196 bp). Each dsRNA contains a single open reading frame (ORF), encoding a putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and a coat protein (CP), respectively. The sequences of the RdRp and CP showed the highest similarity (47% and 33% identity, respectively) to Plasmopara viticola associated partitivirus 7 (PvAP-7). A multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis of the RdRp of ScPV-1 and other selected viruses indicated that ScPV-1 is a new member of the genus Betapartitivirus in the family Partitiviridae.
线虫数量丰富,但对其病毒知之甚少。在这项研究中,我们报告了一种从昆虫病原线虫 Steinernema ceratophorum 中分离出来的新型二分体病毒,命名为“Steinernema ceratophorum partitivirus 1”(ScPV-1)。ScPV-1 的完整基因组由两条 dsRNA 片段组成,dsRNA1(2352bp)和 dsRNA2(2196bp)。每个 dsRNA 都包含一个单一的开放阅读框(ORF),分别编码一个假定的 RNA 依赖性 RNA 聚合酶(RdRp)和外壳蛋白(CP)。RdRp 和 CP 的序列与 Plasmopara viticola 相关的二分体病毒 7(PvAP-7)显示出最高的相似性(分别为 47%和 33%的同一性)。ScPV-1 和其他选定病毒的 RdRp 的多序列比对和系统发育分析表明,ScPV-1 是二分体病毒科二分体病毒属的一个新成员。