Replication data for: Complete viral genome sequence and discovery of novel viruses by deep sequencing of small RNAs: A generic method for diagnosis, discovery and sequencing of viruses

The isolate of Sweetpotato feathery mottle virus SPFMV (SPFMV-Piu) and Sweetpotato chlorotic stunt virus SPCSV (SPCSV m2–47) used for plant inoculation in this study were originally obtained from sweetpotato plants infected in the field in Peru (Cuellar et al., 2008).

They were maintained in I. setosa plants in an insect-proof greenhouse at CIP, Lima, Peru. The viruses were inoculated to sweetpotato plants via grafting. Infection was confirmed by index grafting onto the susceptible indicator plants of I. setosa and double or triple antibody sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for SPFMV and SPCSV respectively as described in Kreuze et al. (2008).