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Isolation and analysis of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) from the phytopathogenic fungus Setosphaeria turcica f. sp. zeae revealed the presence of a new double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) virus, tentatively named "Setosphaeria turcica polymycovirus 2" (StPmV2). The genome of StPmV2 consists of five segments (dsRNA1-5), ranging in size from 965 bp to 2462 bp. Each dsRNA contains one open reading frame (ORF) flanked by 5' and 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) with conserved terminal sequences. The putative protein encoded by dsRNA1 shows 64.52% amino acid sequence identity to the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of the most closely related virus, Cladosporium cladosporioides virus 1, which belongs to the family Polymycoviridae. dsRNAs 2-4 encode the putative coat protein, methyltransferase (MTR), and proline-alanine-serine-rich protein (PASrp), respectively, and dsRNA5 encodes a protein of unknown function. Phylogenetic analysis based on the RdRp protein indicated that StPmV2 clustered with members of the family Polymycoviridae and is therefore a new mycovirus belonging to the genus Polymycovirus in the family Polymycoviridae. In addition, three other distinct isolates of StPmV2 were identified: one isolated from S. turcica f. sp. zeae and two from S. turcica f. sp. sorghi. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a polymycovirus infecting both S. turcica f. sp. zeae and S. turcica f. sp. sorghi.
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This work was supported by the Science and Technology Project of the Anshun Branch of Guizhou Tobacco Company (no. 2022520400140040) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 31972243).
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Zheng, Y., Chen, M., Li, X. et al. Four distinct isolates of a novel polymycovirus identified in Setosphaeria turcica. Arch Virol 168, 189 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-023-05819-1
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