6-30-2015 Sequences of nested PCR products from Soybean leaf/cotyledon extracted RNAs BLAST of sequences show 98% identity with SVNV-M sequence. A stretch of sequence is highlighted to show the identity between seed transmitted leaf positives and DL4 (field isolate, standard) 1. Water control sequenced with M primers (mentioned in the manuscript) No good sequence data, as expected 2. #27-2 (positive) using M primers TGANNGAGTTAAAATGCGGTTATGATACTTTCCATCAGTATATAGGATTAGAGCCTGTTTCAGATTACTTTGCAGA TGAAATTGATGATGGAACTATGTTTGTGAAAAAAGACTTCAAAATCGGTAAAATAAATCTCATTGTCGATTTACCAT CAGAACTCTTTCAAACTATAGCAAAAAAACCAAAAGTGGCAATGGTTGCCTCAGCTTGCAAAGGTTGTTTAAGCTG TAGTTCAGGAATAAACTGTGATTTAGAGTTCACATCTGACAGCATCTTTTCTTGCAGAATAAGCTGGGAGCATTGC ACATCTGAACCAGAACAGATAGCTATGAAAAAAGGGACTAATGTTTTCAAGTTAAACATGTTTTGCTCTAAAGATC CAACTCTTACAAAGATTATCCTTGTACCTTCAGATGATGAGTCCATGGCTTTAGAGTTTGAAACAAAAAATGTGGA AATCTCTGACGAAAAANCCCCNC 3. #31-2 (negative) using M primers No good sequence data, as expected 4. #34-1 (positive) using M primers NAGNGAGTNAAAATGCGGTTATGATACCTTCCATCAGTATATAGGATTAGAGCCTGTTTCAGATTACTTTGCAGAT GAAATTGATGATGGAACTATGTTTGTAAAAAAAGACTTCAAAATCGGCAAAATAAATCTCATTGTCGATTTACCAT CAGAACTCTTTCAAACTATAGCAAAAAAACCAAAAGTGGCAATGGTTGCCTCAGCTTGCAAAGGTTGTTTAAGCTG TAGTTCAGGAATAAACTGTGATTTAGAGTTCACATCTGACAGCATCTTTTCTTGCAGAATAAGCTGGGAGCATTGC ACATCTGAACCAGAACAGATAGCTATGAAAAAAGGGACTAATGTTTTCAAGTTAAACATGTTTTGCTCTAAAGATC CAACTCTTACAAAGATTATCCTTGTACCTTCAGATGATGAGTCTATGGCTTTAGAGTTTGAAACAAAAAATGTGGA AATCTCTGACCGAAAANCCCCNNC 5. #34-2 (positive) using M primers NGANTGAGTTAAAATGCGGTTATGATACTTTCCATCAGTATATAGGATTAGAGCCTGTTTCAGATTACTTTGCAGA TGAAATTGATGATGGAACTATGTTTGTGAAAAAAGACTTCAAAATCGGTAAAATAAATCTCATTGTCGATTTACCAT CAGAACTCTTTCAAACTATAGCAAAAAAACCAAAAGTGGCAATGGTTGCCTCAGCTTGCAAAGGTTGTTTAAGCTG TAGTTCAGGAATAAACTGTGATTTAGAGTTCACATCTGACAGCATCTTTTCTTGCAGAATAAGCTGGGAGCATTGC ACATCTGAACCAGAACAGATAGCTATGAAAAAAGGGACTAATGTTTTCAAGTTAAACATGTTTTGCTCTAAAGATC CAACTCTTACAAAGATTATCCTTGTACCTTCAGATGATGAGTCCATGGCTTTAGAGTTTGAAACAAAAAATGTGGA AATCTCTGACCCGAAAAACCCAT 6. # DL4 (field isolate; positive control) using M primers NGGANNGAGTTAAAATGCGGTTATGATACTTTCCATCAGGTATATAGGATTAGAGCCTGTTTCAGATTACTTTGCA GATGAAATTGATGATGGAACTATGTTTGTGAAAAAAGACTTCAAAATCGGTAAAATAAATCTCATTGTCGATTTAC CATCAGAACTCTTTCAAACTATAGCAAAAAAACCAAAAGTGGCAATGGTTGCCTCAGCTTGCAAAGGTTGTTTAAG CTGTAGTTCAGGAATAAACTGTGATTTAGAGTTCACATCTGACAGCATCTTTTCTTGCAGAATAAGCTGGGAGCAT TGCACATCTGAACCAGAACAGATAGCTATGAAAAAAGGGACTAATGTTTTCAAGTTAAACATGTTTTGCTCTAAAG ATCCAACTCTTACAAAGATTATCCTTGTACCTTCAGATGATGAGTCCATGGCTTTAGAGTTTGAAACAAAAAATGTG GAAATCTCTGACCCAGAAAACCATCATAGATCNCNATGATGATGCCTTCAATGAAGAAGTTGAATATGATA #34-1 (positive) using M primers (PCR done on 6/26/15) CGAGNGAGTNAAAATGCGGTTATGATACTTTCCATCAGTATATAGGATTAGAGCCTGTTTCAGATTACTTTGCAGA TGAAATTGATGATGGAACTATGTTTGTGAAAAAAGACTTCAAAATCGGTAAAATAAATCTCATTGTCGATTTACCAT CAGAACTCTTTCAAACTATAGCAAAAAAACCAAAAGTGGCAATGGTTGCCTCAGCTTGCAAAGGTTGTTTAAGCTG TAGTTCAGGAATAAACTGTGATTTAGAGTTCACATCTGACAGCATCTTTTCTTGCAGAATAAGCTGGGAGCATTGC ACATCTGAACCAGAACAGATAGCTATGAAAAAAGGGACTAATGTTTTCAAGTTAAACATGTTTTGCTCTAAAGATC CAACTCTTACAAAGATTATCCTTGTACCTTCAGATGATGAGTCCATGGCTTTAGAGTTTGAAACAAAAAATGTGGA AATCTCTGACCCGAAAACCCATC 7. #82-1 (positive, Carol also identified this one as positive) using M primers NGTGAGTAAAATGCGGTTATGATACTTTCCATCAGTATATAGGATTAGAGCCTGTTTCAGATTACTTTGCAGATGA AATTGATGATGGAACTATGTTTGTGAAAAAAGACTTCAAAATCGGTAAAATAAATCTCATTGTCGATTTACCATCA GAACTCTTTCAAACTATAGCAAAAAAACCAAAAGTGGCAATGGTTGCCTCAGCTTGCAAAGGTTGTTTAAGCTGTA GTTCAGGAATAAACTGTGATTTAGAGTTCACATCTGACAGCATCTTTTCTTGCAGAATAAGCTGGGAGCATTGCAC ATCTGAACCAGAACAGATAGCTATGAAAAAAGGGACTAATGTTTTCAAGTTAAACATGTTTTGCTCTAAAGATCCA ACTCTTACAAAGATTATCCTTGTACCTTCAGATGATGAGTCCATGGCTTTAGAGTTTGAAACAAAAAATGTGGAAA TCTCTGACCCGAAAANCCCATCAA 8. #82-1 (positive, Carol also identified this one as positive) using genomic (RboH1 reverse) primer obtained from Medhi’s lab CAAGNNCATAGGTTCTTATAGCTTTGTGCTGGGGCTCCGTTAGGGNCCTTTGATGAGGATCTTTGGATATCTAATT CTGGAAAGACCAAATAATGTCAACATTTATAGATGATTTTGTAAAGCTAAGAACAAAGAGTTGCTATTCACCTTGA TTTTGAAGGATGGTTATAGGTTGAATTTGGTGCTCTAGTTTCCATCCTCATAAGGTTTCCCTTTCTTGGTTGAGCATT GTGAGGCTCACAAACCTGCATTTCTAAGTATTAGTACAACTAGATGTTCAATAATTACCATATTTATATGAACCTTT GACTTACTAAATACATAGGATTGATTGAGTTCGCAGTTCAGACATTAACATCACCTGTGCAAATGTGTTTTTAAGCT CTGTAGTCCAATCTCCCAAGGTTCGTATATGAACACTCAAGTAGTCATCTCCAGGTGCAGAGGTGATGGAGAAAG GATGGGAATCCCTTA Conclusions: 1. We have 4 positives out of 48 RNA samples. They are: #27-2, 34-1, 34-2 and 82-1. Nested PCR products (cDNAs were synthesized from RNA isolates using specific M primers and superscript III) of all these samples show nice sequence data with 98% identity compared to known M gene sequence (TN isolate). 2. #82-1 turned out positive (visible bands on gel) with both M primer (Ranjit) and N primer (Carol). 3. PCR product of #82-1 cDNA (Carol; random primer) using genomic primer (from Medhi’s lab) does not match with known SVNV RNA sequences.