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VIRUS RESEARCH
Volume 158, Issue 1-2, Pages 263-267Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2011.03.003
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ASPV; Sequence diversity; Selection; Recombination
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The variability of the Apple stern pitting virus (ASPV) coat protein (CP) gene was investigated. The CP gene of ten virus isolates from apple and pear trees was sequenced. Comparison of all sequenced virus isolates revealed high diversity of the CP gene (70.7-93.5% at the nucleotide level and 77.8-98.7% at the amino acid level). Additionally, one or two deletions in the N-terminal part of the coat protein gene of the studied virus isolates were identified. The ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous polymorphic sites indicated that purifying selection has acted to eliminate deleterious mutations in coding sites. Moreover, the evidences for recombination in analyzed sequences were provided. It is likely that recombination, along with selection, enhances the speed of elimination of deleterious mutations in ASPV, following the mutational deterministic hypothesis of Kondrashov. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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