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Nerine potexvirus 1: a new Potexvirus species detected from Nerine in the United Kingdom

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We identified full-length sequence of a potexvirus infecting Nerine plants in the UK. By sequencing viruses in historical collections we have been able to demonstrate that the identified virus, for which we propose the name nerine potexvirus 1, is a potentially novel species in the genus Potexvirus. Analysis of the potexviruses in the historic collections has also enabled us to generate the first full-length sequence of nerine virus X (NVX) to be isolated from Nerine; and to clarify the taxonomy of NVX isolates infecting Nerine and Agapanthus. Analysis of isolates from the historical collections has enabled us to link biological data gathered in the pre-genomic era to specific isolate sequences.

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All sequence data is publicly available through the NCBI database, accession numbers are provided in the text. Other data are presented in Supplementary 1−4.

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Acknowledgements

This work was a collaboration between Canterbury Christ Church University and FERA. High-throughput sequencing was funded by DEFRA through the Euphresco VirusCurate project. Thanks to the Alan Brunt Collection at Warwick University for allowing access to the historic NVX samples.

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  1. Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1QU, UK

    Naomi Beddoe & Alec Forsyth

  2. Fera Science Ltd., York Biotech Campus, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ, UK

    Sam McGreig, Adrian Fox & Ian P. Adams

  3. School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Wellesbourne Campus, Warwick, CV35 9EF, UK

    John Walsh

  4. School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Agriculture Building, King’s Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK

    Adrian Fox

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Beddoe, N., McGreig, S., Walsh, J. et al. Nerine potexvirus 1: a new Potexvirus species detected from Nerine in the United Kingdom. J Plant Pathol 106, 403–408 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-023-01512-z

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