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A potexvirus, Hosta virus X (HVX-Kr), causing mosaic and mottle symptoms was isolated from hosta plants (Hosta spp.) in Korea. The 3′-terminal 2,711 nucleotides excluding the poly (A) tail were determined and shown to include the partial viral replicase, triple gene block (TGB) 1 (26 kDa), TGB2 (13 kDa), TGB3 (8 kDa), and 23 kDa coat protein (CP) and the 3′-nontranslated region (NTR), typical of potexviruses. The CP gene of the type isolate of HVX (HVX-U) was amplified by RT-PCR and its nucleotide sequence was determined. The CPs of HVX-Kr and HVX-U had 100% and 98.9% identical amino acids and nucleotides, respectively. Most of the regions of the genome HVX had over 50% nucleotide identical to other sequenced potexviruses. This is the first report of sequence information of HVX and molecular evidence supporting the virus as a distinct species of the genus Potexvirus.
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Received November 29, 2002; accepted May 21, 2003 Published online July 17, 2003
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Park, M., Ryu, K. Molecular evidence supporting the classification of Hosta virus X as a distinct species of the genus. Arch Virol 148, 2039–2045 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-003-0154-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-003-0154-1