TY - JOUR T1 - Molecular characterization of a novel cytorhabdovirus with a unique genomic organization infecting yerba mate (<em>Ilex paraguariensis</em>) in Argentina JF - bioRxiv DO - 10.1101/2020.01.28.923201 SP - 2020.01.28.923201 AU - Nicolás Bejerman AU - Raúl Maximiliano Acevedo AU - Soledad de Breuil AU - Oscar A. Ruiz AU - Pedro Sansberro AU - Ralf G. Dietzgen AU - Claudia Nome AU - Humberto Debat Y1 - 2020/01/01 UR - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2020/01/28/2020.01.28.923201.abstract N2 - The genome of a novel rhabdovirus was detected in yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil.). The newly identified virus, tentatively named yerba mate virus A (YmVA), has a genome of 14,961 nucleotides. Notably, eight open reading frames were identified in the antigenomic orientation of the negative-sense, single-stranded viral RNA, including two novel accessory genes, in the order 3’-N-P-3-4-M-G-L-8-5’. Sequence identity of the encoded proteins as well as phylogenetic analysis suggest that YmVA is a new member of the genus Cytorhabdovirus, family Rhabdoviridae. YmVA unique genomic organization and phylogenetic relationships indicate that this virus likely represents a distinct evolutionary lineage within the cytorhabdoviruses. ER -