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Anthoxanthum mosaic (?) potyvirus

Index

• Nomenclature
• Host range, transmission and symptoms
• Physical and biochemical properties
• Taxonomy and relationships
• Comments and References

Data collated by A.A. Brunt, 1991.

Nomenclature

Acronym

AntMV

ICTV decimal code

57.0.1.T.004

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Anthoxanthum odoratum - mild mosaic.

Transmission

Not transmitted by Aulacorthum circumflexum, Macrosiphum (Sitobion) avenae, M. (S.) fragariae, Acyrthosiphon (Metopolophium) dirhodum, Myzus persicae, Rhopalosiphum padi. Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation; not transmitted by seed.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in the Eurasian region; the UK (Wales).

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Anthoxanthum odoratum, Avena sativa, A. fatua, A. strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Lagurus ovatus, Triticum aestivum - mild mosaic.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Dactylis glomerata, Festuca pratensis, Lolium perenne, Phleum pratense, Zea mays.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Anthoxanthum odoratum, Avena sativa, A. fatua, Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Anthoxanthum odoratum (W).

Susceptible host species

• Anthoxanthum odoratum
• Avena fatua
• Avena sativa
• Avena strigosa
• Hordeum vulgare
• Lagurus ovatus
• Triticum aestivum

Insusceptible host species

• Dactylis glomerata
• Festuca pratensis
• Lolium perenne
• Phleum pratense
• Zea mays

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Gramineae (7/12)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Gramineae (5/12)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; with a clear modal length; of 750 nm; 12 nm wide.

Taxonomy and relationships

unassigned potyvirus

Comments and References

References

• Catherall, P.L. (1967). Rep. Welsh Pl. Breed. Stn 1966, p. 116.
• Catherall, P.L. (1970). Pl. Path. 19: 125.

Cite this publication as: Brunt, A.A., Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, M.J., Gibbs, A.J., Watson, L. and Zurcher, E.J. (eds.) (1996 onwards). `Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database. Version: 20^th August 1996.' URL http://biology.anu.edu.au/Groups/MES/vide/

Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993) should also be cited.