First report of Ageratum latent virus in Veronica species and in New Zealand

A new strain of Ageratum latent virus (AGLV) was found in symptomless leaves of Veronica bollonsii, V. breviracemosa and V. dieffenbachii - the native shrubs in New Zealand. The partial genome sequence of the AGLV from V. bollonsii has 85.9–89.1% amino acid similarity to the Australian isolate AGLV-1998. This is the first record of the AGLV in Veronica species and in New Zealand.