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Butterbur mosaic (?) carlavirus

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

Acronym

ButMV

ICTV decimal code

14.0.T.1.005

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Petasites officinalis - conspicuous leaf chlorosis and plant stunting.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Myzus persicae; Aphididae. Transmitted in a non-persistent manner. Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Japan.

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Beta vulgaris, Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quinoa - local lesions.
• Calendula officinalis, Petasites officinalis, Petunia × hybrida, Zinnia elegans - systemic leaf chlorosis.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Calendula officinalis, Petunia × hybrida.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium amaranticolor (L), C. quinoa (L).

Susceptible host species

• Beta vulgaris
• Calendula officinalis
• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Petasites officinalis
• Petunia × hybrida
• Zinnia elegans

Families containing susceptible hosts

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

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually straight; with a clear modal length; of 670 nm; 13 nm wide. Axial canal obscure. Basic helix obscure.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Carlavirus

Virus(es) with serologically related virions

Carnation latent virus.

Comments and References

References

• Tochihara, H. and Tamura, M. (1976). Ann. Phytopath. Soc. Japan 42: 533.

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.