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A viral disease was found in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on statice (Limonium sinuatum) with chlorotic leaf spot, necrotic stunt, and dwarfing. Spherical virus particles 30 nm in diameter were isolated from infected plants and statice seedlings and caused identical symptoms 4 weeks after mechanical inoculation. Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the coat protein showed 98% and 98.7% identities with those of Grapevine Algerian latent virus (GALV) nipplefruit strain. This is the first report in Japan of a viral disease on statice caused by GALV.
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We thank Dr. T. Ohki of the National Agricultural Research Center for technical advice.
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The nucleotide sequence data reported here are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under accession AB461854.
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Fujinaga, M., Ogiso, H., Wakabayashi, H. et al. First report of a Grapevine Algerian latent virus disease on statice plants (Limonium sinuatum) in Japan. J Gen Plant Pathol 75, 157–159 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-009-0144-6
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