Table 1.
Percentage identity levels (nucleotides, nts) of coat protein (CP) sequences of Cassava brown streak Uganda virus (CBSUV) and Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) isolates used to challenge transgenic plants with the CP of CBSUV‐[UG:Nam:04].
| Percentage identity with CP fragments of CBSUV‐[UG:Nam:04] | CBSUV | CBSV | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [UG:Kab:07] | [TZ:Kib:07] | [KE:Mwa:07] | [TZ:Zan:07] | [TZ:Nal:07] | [MZ:Nam:07] | |
| Country of origin | Uganda | Tanzania | Kenya | Tanzania | Tanzania | Mozambique |
| Symptom severity | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | Severe |
| CP‐FL (894 nts) | 99.4 | 91.1 | 94.3 | 75.8 | 76.1 | 75.7 |
| CP‐NT (397 nts) | 99.0 | 89.4 | 93.7 | 70.5 | 71.0 | 70.5 |
| CP‐CT (491 nts) | 99.8 | 92.5 | 95.3 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 80.2 |
CT, C‐terminus; FL, full length; nts, nucleotides; NT, N‐terminus.