Identification of the coding-complete genome of a novel cytorhabdovirus infecting Tilia cordata showing extensive leaf chloroses

We report the coding-complete sequence (14,152 nt) of a novel cytorhabdovirus, detected in Tilia cordata, tentatively named cytorhabdovirus tiliae. The assumed genome organization is 3'-N-P-P3-M-G-p6-p6'-L-5'. The N-gene encodes the putative nucleoprotein (59,1 kDa), P the phosphoprotein (34,7 kDa), P3 the movement protein (23,1 kDa), M the matrix protein (23,1 kDa), G a glycoprotein precursor (64,4 kDa), and L the viral RNA-polymerase (247 kDa). P6 and P6'are overlapping ORFs, which may encode gene products of 7,9 and 9,5 kDa, respectively, of unknown functions