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Beet western yellows virus infects the carnivorous plant Nepenthes mirabilis

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Although poleroviruses are known to infect a broad range of higher plants, carnivorous plants have not yet been reported as hosts. Here, we describe the first polerovirus naturally infecting the pitcher plant Nepenthes mirabilis. The virus was identified through bioinformatic analysis of NGS transcriptome data. The complete viral genome sequence was assembled from overlapping PCR fragments and shown to share 91.1 % nucleotide sequence identity with the US isolate of beet western yellows virus (BWYV). Further analysis of other N. mirabilis plants revealed the presence of additional BWYV isolates differing by several insertion/deletion mutations in ORF5.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge Ms. Cindy Michel and Julie Genestier for their technical assistance, and the Botanical Garden du Montet for providing the Nepenthes plants.

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  1. Plant Advanced Technologies SA, 13, Rue du bois de la Champelle, 54500, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

    Sissi Miguel & Benoit Mignard

  2. INRA UMR 1121, Laboratoire Agronomie et Environnement, 2 avenue de la forêt de Haye TSA 40602, 54518, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

    Flore Biteau, Frédéric Bourgaud & Alain Hehn

  3. Laboratoire Agronomie et Environnement, Université de Lorraine UMR 1121, 2 avenue de la forêt de Haye TSA 40602, 54518, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

    Flore Biteau, Frédéric Bourgaud & Alain Hehn

  4. UMR Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, INRA, Université de Bordeaux, 71 Avenue, Edouard Bourlaux, CS 20032, 33882, Villenave d’Ornon Cedex, France

    Armelle Marais, Thierry Candresse & Sébastien Theil

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Miguel, S., Biteau, F., Mignard, B. et al. Beet western yellows virus infects the carnivorous plant Nepenthes mirabilis . Arch Virol 161, 2273–2278 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-2891-y

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