Abstract
AbstractSevere mosaic, chlorotic ringspots and flower deformation were observed during the winter of November 2006–February 2007 on chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum morifolium) at three locations in India: Lucknow (UP), Dhanbad (MP) and Kolkata (WB).Tomato aspermy virus(TAV) was detected in affected plants by ELISA and by RT‐PCR using TAV specific primers. These TAV isolates were mechanically transmitted to test plant species and also by aphids (Aphis gossypii) toLycopersicon esculentum. The complete RNA 3 of each TAV isolate was cloned and sequenced and determined to be 2386 nucleotides (nt) long, and to encode two open reading frames (ORFs): the movement protein (MP) of 741 nt and the coat protein (CP) of 657 nt translating in to 246 and 218 amino acid (aa), respectively. When RNA 3 sequences of the Indian isolates were multiple aligned with seven other strains of TAV occurring worldwide, Indian isolates shared 98–99% identities among themselves and with the KC, V, P, B, I and C strains of TAV. In phylogenetic analysis, the Lucknow and Kolkata isolates of TAV clustered together and showed a close relationship with the KC‐TAV strain from South Korea, whereas the Dhanbad isolate formed an independent cluster and showed closeness with the V‐TAV strains from Spain and Australia. Recombination events were also observed in the CP region of the Dhanbad isolate, supporting its diverse behaviour. This is the first report of the complete RNA 3 sequence of these three Indian TAV isolates.
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