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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Burdock mottle virus

Index

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

Data collated by A.A. Brunt, 1992.

Nomenclature

ICTV decimal code

79.0.P.DE.10

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

• Arctium lappa - faint leaf chlorosis.

Transmission

Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Japan.

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Chenopodium quinoa, C. murale, Nicotiana clevelandii, N. rustica - systemic leaf chlorosis.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Chenopodium quinoa, Nicotiana clevelandii.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium amaranticolor (L).

Susceptible host species

• Arctium lappa
• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium murale
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Nicotiana clevelandii
• Nicotiana rustica

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Chenopodiaceae (3/3)
• Compositae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (2/2)

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 65 °C. LIV: 5 days.

Particle morphology

Virions rod-shaped; usually straight; with a clear modal length; of 250 nm; 17 nm wide. Basic helix obvious; pitch of basic helix 2.3 nm.

Cytopathology

Virions found in leaves and mesophyll; in cytoplasm. Inclusions present in infected cells; are viroplasms.

Taxonomy and relationships

(ungrouped)

Comments and References

References

• Inouye, T. (1973). Ber. Ohara Inst., Okayama Univ. 15: 207.

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.