Sequence characterization of Dasheen mosaic virus isolates from cocoyam in Nicaragua.

Dasheen mosaic virus (DsMV) is an important constraint to production of cocoyam (Xanthosoma spp.) in Nicaragua. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify the coat protein (CP) region from ten Nicaraguan DsMV isolates.

The complete genome sequence for a Turkish isolate of Wheat dwarf virus (WDV) from barley confirms the presence of two distinct WDV strains.

The complete genome for a barley isolate of Wheat dwarf virus (WDV) from Tekirdağ, Turkey, WDV-Bar[TR], was isolated and sequenced. The genome was found to be 2739 nucleotides long, which is shorter than wheat-infecting WDV isolates, and with a genome organization typical for mastreviruses. The complete genome of WDV-Bar[TR] showed 83-84% nucleotide identity to wheat isolates of WDV, with the non-coding regions SIR and LIR least conserved (72-74% identity).