Sequencing and phylogenetic characterization of a novel Polerovirus from Nicotiana tabacum

In this study, we reported the complete genome of a novel Polerovirus, named Tobacco yellow virus (TYV), which can be transmitted by Myzus persicae. TYV had a single-stranded RNA genome of 5735 nucleotides in length and contained six putative open reading frames (ORFs). Phylogenetic analysis with whole genome nucleotide sequences and amino acid sequences deduced from the conserved domain of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, clustered TYV with Potato leafroll virus from the genus Polerovirus with high bootstrap values. However, TYV clustered with Brassica yellow virus using amino acid sequences deduced from the conserved domain of the coat protein. Taken together with the identities between ORFs in TYV and related ORFs in species from Polerovirus, our results strongly suggested TYV is a novel species of the genus Polerovirus.

Keywords: Genome; Myzus persicae; Phylogenetic characterization; Tobacco; Tobacco yellow virus.