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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Broad bean B virus

Index

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

Data collated by K. Boswell, 1985.

Nomenclature

ICTV decimal code

79.0.P.DE.07

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Vicia faba - stunting.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in France.

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible. Experimentally infected plants mostly show stunting.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Vicia faba.

Susceptible host species

• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Nicotiana clevelandii
• Pisum sativum
• Vicia faba
• Vigna unguiculata

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Chenopodiaceae (2/2)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (3/3)
• Solanaceae (1/1)

Sources of host-range data

Putz and Kuszala (1973).

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions isometric; not enveloped; 25-30 nm in diameter.

Taxonomy and relationships

(ungrouped)

Comments and References

References

• Putz, C. and Kuszala, M. (1973). Annls. Phytopath. 5: 447.

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.