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Here, we describe for the first time the complete genome sequence of a new bipartite begomovirus in Madagascar isolated from the weed Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae), for which we propose the tentative name asystasia mosaic Madagascar virus (AMMGV). DNA-A and -B nucleotide sequences of AMMGV were only distantly related to known begomovirus sequence and shared highest nucleotide sequence identity of 72.9 % (DNA-A) and 66.9 % (DNA-B) with a recently described bipartite begomovirus infecting Asystasia sp. in West Africa. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that this novel virus from Madagascar belongs to a new lineage of Old World bipartite begomoviruses.
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This study was funded by the European Union (FEDER), the Région Réunion and CIRAD. ADB is a recipient of a PhD fellowship from the Conseil Général de La Réunion and CIRAD.
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Supplementary Figure 1 Symptoms of yellow mosaic observed on the Asystasia gangetica plant in the south-eastern region of Madagascar (sample MG147; Beretry; 21.7224 S, 48.0006 E; May 2009) from which the isolate asystasia mosaic Madagascar virus-[MG:Ber:MG147:09] was collected (JPEG 3479 kb)
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De Bruyn, A., Harimalala, M., Hoareau, M. et al. Asystasia mosaic Madagascar virus: a novel bipartite begomovirus infecting the weed Asystasia gangetica in Madagascar. Arch Virol 160, 1589–1591 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-015-2413-3
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