Abstract:To identify the viruses that induced Rehmannia glutinosa mosaic disease in Beijing, biological inoculation and RT-PCR used. Virus isolates were purified through single lesions and propagated on indicator plants. Results of RT-PCR and sequencing showed that there were Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and Broad bean wilt virus 2 (BBWV2) in mosaic R.glutinosa leaves. To further characterize the BBWV2 isolate R.glutinosa (BBWV2-Rg), the polyprotein gene coded by BBWV2-Rg RNA2 was cloned and sequenced, and it consisted of 3195 nucleotides (nt), which encoded 1064 amino acid (aa) residues. Sequence alignments showed that BBWV2-Rg LCP and SCP, in nucleotide identity, were from 78.69% to 89.30% and from 76.99% to 90.52% to that of other BBWV2 strains, respectively, and in deduced amino acid, were from 91.29% to 97.51% and from 87.82% to 96.45% separately identical to that of other BBWV2 strains.