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Characterization of taro reovirus and its status in taro (Colocasia esculenta) germplasm from the Pacific

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Taro reovirus (TaRV) has been reported infecting taro (Colocasia esculenta) in the South Pacific, but information on the virus is limited. Here, we report the genome sequence of a reovirus infecting taro in Papua New Guinea that had 10 genomic segments ranging from 1.1 to 3.9 kilobase pairs (kbp) in length with a total genome length of 26.3 kbp. TaRV was most closely related to rice ragged stunt virus (RRSV) but did not cross-react with RRSV polyclonal antisera. TaRV was not detected in 82 germplasm accessions of taro in Hawaii, or samples collected in American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Palau, or Vanuatu.

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This research was supported by USDA-NIFA Hatch project HAW09030-H managed by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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    Alejandro Olmedo Velarde, Philip Waisen, Alexandra T. Kong, Koon-Hui Wang, John S. Hu & Michael J. Melzer

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Velarde, A.O., Waisen, P., Kong, A.T. et al. Characterization of taro reovirus and its status in taro (Colocasia esculenta) germplasm from the Pacific. Arch Virol 166, 2563–2567 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-021-05108-9

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