Nerine potexvirus 1: a new Potexvirus species detected from Nerine in the United Kingdom

We identified full-length sequence of a potexvirus infecting Nerine plants in the UK. By sequencing viruses in historical
collections we have been able to demonstrate that the identified virus, for which we propose the name nerine potexvirus 1, is a potentially novel species in the genus Potexvirus. Analysis of the potexviruses in the historic collections has also enabled us to generate the first full-length sequence of nerine virus X (NVX) to be isolated from Nerine; and to clarify the taxonomy of NVX isolates infecting Nerine and Agapanthus. Analysis of isolates from the historical collections has enabled us to link biological data gathered in the pre-genomic era to specific isolate sequences.