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We report the first genome sequence of a Colocasia bobone disease-associated virus (CBDaV) derived from bobone-affected taro [Colocasia esculenta L. Schott] from Solomon Islands. The negative-strand RNA genome is 12,193 nt long, with six major open reading frames (ORFs) with the arrangement 3′-N-P-P3-M-G-L-5′. Typical of all rhabdoviruses, the 3′ leader and 5′ trailer sequences show complementarity to each other. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that CBDaV is a member of the genus Cytorhabdovirus, supporting previous reports of virus particles within the cytoplasm of bobone-infected taro cells. The availability of the CBDaV genome sequence now makes it possible to assess the role of this virus in bobone, and possibly alomae disease of taro and confirm that this sequence is that of Colocasia bobone disease virus (CBDV).
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Funding support by the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, AUT, is gratefully acknowledged by CH as well as the assistance of Mr. Christopher Puliuvea and Ms. Cintya Del Rio. N.B. is a member of the Argentine Research Council (CONICET) and was supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from INTA, Argentina. The financial assistance of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research is gratefully acknowledged.
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Higgins, C.M., Bejerman, N., Li, M. et al. Complete genome sequence of Colocasia bobone disease-associated virus, a putative cytorhabdovirus infecting taro. Arch Virol 161, 745–748 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-015-2713-7
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