Paper · 2026 · International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Molecular Characterization of Viruses Revealed by Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata) Virome Analysis

Anna Sheveleva; Fedor Sharko; Elena Motsar; et al.

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Abstract

Japanese flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata Lindl.) is a deciduous tree with great decorative value due to its splendid spring bloom. Flowering cherry is native to East Asia and is cultivated in many other parts of the world. Two trees with virus-like symptoms on leaves, denoted by S14 and S27, were found in the town of Sochi, Russia. Virome analysis of these trees using high-throughput sequencing revealed the presence of several viruses, including little cherry virus 2 (LChV-2), American plum line pattern virus (APLPV), and cherry virus A (CVA) in the S14 tree, as well as CVA, prune dwarf virus (PDV), and alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) in the S27 tree. Nearly complete genomes of the detected viruses have been recovered and characterized. In the S14 tree, CVA was represented by three diverse genotypes sharing 80.8–83.5% nt identity. The complete APLPV genome from flowering cherry has been first sequenced. AMV was detected on Prunus species for the first time. This is the first report of LChV-2 from Russia. Thus, PDV, APLPV, AMV, LChV-2, and CVA were first found on P. serrulata from Russia, adding to the information on their genetic diversity, host range, and global geographical distribution.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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S14 carried LChV-2, APLPV, and CVA.

Taxon
Japanese Flowering Cherryt0
Material
S14e0
Interactor
little cherry virus 2 (LChV-2)Little cherry virus 2e0pathogen
Second interactor
American plum line pattern virus (APLPV)Prunus americanae0pathogen
Outcome
little cherry virus 2 (LChV-2), American plum line pattern virus (APLPV), and cherry virus A (CVA)e0
Qualifier
cherry virus A (CVA)e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Prunus americana
Prunus americana · Second interactorAndrew Ciscel · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“little cherry virus 2 (LChV-2), American plum line pattern virus (APLPV), and cherry virus A (CVA) in the S14 tree”

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“Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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S27 carried CVA, PDV, and AMV.

Taxon
Japanese Flowering Cherryt0
Material
S27e0
Interactor
prune dwarf virus (PDV)Prune dwarf viruse0pathogen
Second interactor
alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV)e0pathogen
Outcome
CVA, prune dwarf virus (PDV), and alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV)e0

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“CVA, prune dwarf virus (PDV), and alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) in the S27 tree”

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“Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)”

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Nearly complete genomes of the detected viruses were recovered and characterized.

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Japanese Flowering Cherryt0
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Nearly complete genomes of the detected virusese0

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“Nearly complete genomes of the detected viruses have been recovered and characterized”

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“Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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CVA in S14 comprised three genotypes sharing 80.8–83.5% nucleotide identity.

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Japanese Flowering Cherryt0
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S14e0
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CVAe0pathogen
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nt identitye0
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80.8–83.5%e0

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“In the S14 tree, CVA was represented by three diverse genotypes sharing 80.8–83.5% nt identity”

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“Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)”

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The complete APLPV genome from flowering cherry was sequenced for the first time.

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flowering cherrye0
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APLPVe0pathogen
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complete APLPV genomee0

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“The complete APLPV genome from flowering cherry has been first sequenced”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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AMV was detected on Prunus species for the first time.

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Prunus speciesPrunuse0
Interactor
AMVe0pathogen
Outcome
AMV was detectede0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Prunus
Prunus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Benjamin Gimmel, BenHur · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“AMV was detected on Prunus species for the first time”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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LChV-2 was reported from Russia for the first time.

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Japanese Flowering Cherryt0
Interactor
LChV-2e0pathogen
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first report of LChV-2e0
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Russiae0

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“This is the first report of LChV-2 from Russia”

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“Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)”

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