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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Carrot latent nucleorhabdovirus

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

CtLtV (CLV)

ICTV decimal code

62.U.P.0.005

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

• Daucus carota - symptomless infection.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Brachycaudus (Semiaphis) heraclei; Aphididae. Virus not transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Japan.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Daucus carota - symptomless infection.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Daucus carota.

Susceptible host species

• Daucus carota

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Umbelliferae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions rhabdo- or bullet-shaped; enveloped; with a clear modal length; of 220 nm (in sections); 70 nm wide (in vivo).

Cytopathology

Virions found in all parts of the host plant; in nuclei.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Nucleorhabdovirus: Rhabdoviridae

Comments and References

References

• Ohki, S.T., Doi, Y. and Yora, K. (1978). Ann. Phytopath. Soc. Japan 44: 22.

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.