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Yams are susceptible to several viruses, and their genomes harbor a diverse array of endogenous pararetroviral sequences (EPRVs), which complicate diagnostics and germplasm exchange because of their similarity to episomal viruses. To better characterize EPRV diversity, we analyzed 86 publicly available whole-genome sequences from five\n                    <jats:italic>Dioscorea<\/jats:italic>\n                    species (\n                    <jats:italic>D. rotundata<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>D. alata<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>D. praehensilis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>D. abyssinica<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>D. dumetorum<\/jats:italic>\n                    ). Assembled genomes were screened for endogenous pararetrovirus sequences (EPRVs) using the CAULIFINDER pipeline, targeting conserved RT\/RNase H domains of the\n                    <jats:italic>Caulimoviridae<\/jats:italic>\n                    family. Our analyses revealed four major EPRV groups in\n                    <jats:italic>D. rotundata<\/jats:italic>\n                    : Yendovirus, Badnavirus, Yam Endovirus 1, and a Dioscovirus-like lineage. While most insertions were fragmented, we found full-length putative viral genomes corresponding to the Yam Badnavirus and Dioscovirus-like clades. These findings expand knowledge of yam EPRV diversity, contribute to the development of improved diagnostic tools to differentiate endogenous and episomal forms, and promote a science-based, risk-proportionate approach to yam phytosanitation that facilitates global germplasm exchange while maintaining biosecurity.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00705-026-06703-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,7]],"date-time":"2026-08-07T09:19:19Z","timestamp":1786094359000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Characterization of endogenous pararetroviruses in yam (Dioscorea spp.) genomes revealed four pararetrovirus groups, including a dioscovirus-like lineage: implications for diagnostics and yam germplasm exchange"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"171","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2454-5887","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"B. 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