First report of coleus blumei viroid 1 in Plectranthus scutellaroides in Australia.

This article reports the first record of coleus blumei viroid 1 (CBVd-1) in Australia. The viroid was detected in an asymptomatic coleus plant sample obtained from New South Wales. Further analysis confirmed the presence of CBVd-1 in multiple samples, and the viroid was identified through high throughput sequencing. CBVd-1 is a predominant species in the genus Coleviroid and has been reported worldwide. More surveys are needed to determine if CBVd-1 is the only coleus-infecting viroid in Australia. The research was funded by CAUL and its Member Institutions, and the data is publicly available. [Extracted from the article]