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Genomic sequence analysis of a fast-killing isolate of multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus Free

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Six clones of multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfMNPV) were plaque-purified from field isolates collected in Missouri, USA. In bioassays, four of the plaque-purified isolates killed neonate larvae more rapidly than the field isolates from which they were derived, with LT values (mean time to kill 50 % of the test larvae) ranging from 34.4 to 49.7 h post-infection. The complete genomic sequence of one of these isolates, SfMNPV-3AP2, was determined and analysed. The SfMNPV-3AP2 genome was 131 330 bp with a G+C content of 40.2 %. A total of 144 open reading frames (ORFs) was identified and examined, including the set of 62 genes in common among lepidopteran nucleopolyhedrovirus genomes. Comparisons of ORF content, order and predicted amino acid sequences with other nucleopolyhedoviruses indicated that SfMNPV is part of a cluster of viruses within NPV group II that includes NPVs isolated from , and host species. SfMNPV-3AP2 shared a high degree of nucleotide sequence similarity with partial sequences from other SfMNPV isolates. Comparison of the SfMNPV-3AP2 genome sequence with a partial sequence from a Brazilian isolate of SfMNPV revealed that SfMNPV-3AP2 contained a deletion that removed parts of ORF and the gene encoding ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyltransferase (). An examination of the region in the other isolates revealed that the other five SfMNPV clones also contained deletions of varying length in this region. Variant genotypes with deletions extending around the gene have been reported previously from a Nicaraguan field isolate of SfMNPV, suggesting that the presence of such variants is a common feature of SfMNPV populations.

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