Nucleocapsid protein gene sequence studies suggest that soybean bud blight is caused by a strain of groundnut bud necrosis virus

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Title:	Nucleocapsid protein gene sequence studies suggest that soybean bud blight is caused by a strain of groundnut bud necrosis virus
Authors:	Bhat, A.I., Jain, R.K., Varma, A., Lal, S.K.
Source:	Curr. Sci. 2002, 82(11):1389-1392
Abstract:	The nucleocapsid protein (N) gene of a tospovirus associated with bud blight-affected soybean plants was cloned and sequenced. The N gene was comprised of 831 nucleotides encoding a protein of 276 amino acids. Sequence analyses showed that the gene was most closely related to groundnut bud necrosis virus (GBNV). The amino acid sequence identity with GBNV was 98%, while the identities with other tospoviruses was in the range of 16-84%. On the basis of sequence identity, it is concluded that the soybean tospovirus should he regarded as a strain of GBNV.

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