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The genomes of two putative new RNA viruses (macula-like virus and bunya-like virus) were identified in total RNA extracted from dead eucalyptus snout beetles (Gonipterus spp.) from a laboratory colony. However, only bunya-like virus was detected in field-collected insects. The macula-like virus has a monopartite single-stranded RNA genome that contains three open reading frames (ORFs) encoding an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), a capsid protein (CP), protein with unknown function. The bunya-like virus genome was predicted to consist of two RNA segments: a large segment (L) encoding a single protein (RdRp) and a small segment (S) encoding a putative nucleocapsid protein.
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This work was supported by Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Distrito Federal (Grant no. 193.001532/2016) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Grant no. 305756/2017-6).
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Silva, L.A., Jordan, C., de Carvalho, V.R. et al. Identification and genome sequencing of RNA viruses in the eucalyptus snout beetle Gonipterus spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Arch Virol 165, 2993–2997 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04814-0
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