Near-complete genome sequence of a rhabdovirus identified from the rice pest Stenchaetothrips biformis

Key Points

• To identify and analyze the genome sequence of a rhabdovirus associated with the rice pest Stenchaetothrips biformis.
• Conducted transcriptome sequencing of Stenchaetothrips biformis to obtain the virus genome sequence.
• Performed phylogenetic analysis to categorize the identified virus within related groups.
• The genome of Stenchaetothrips biformis rhabdo-like virus (SbRLV) is 12,436 nucleotides long.
• SbRLV encodes four proteins, indicating potential biological functions.
• Phylogenetic analysis suggests that SbRLV is related to unclassified thrips-associated rhabdo-like viruses, including Primrhavirus and Alphahymrhavirus.