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Cassava brown streak potyvirus

Index

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

Data collated by A.A. Brunt, 1990.

Nomenclature

ICTV decimal code

57.0.1.DE.02

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Manihot esculenta - mixed infections with cassava brown streak (?) carlavirus give mottling and brown streaked stems.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in the African region (in the east).

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Nicotiana benthamiana, N. debneyi.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Nicotiana benthamiana.

Susceptible host species

• Manihot esculenta
• Nicotiana benthamiana
• Nicotiana debneyi

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Euphorbiaceae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (2/2)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 750 nm.

Taxonomy and relationships

Potyvirus: Potyviridae

Virus(es) with serologically related virions

Wild potato mosaic potyvirus.

Comments and References

References

• Kiajima, E.W. and Costa, A.S. (1964). E. Afr. agric. For. J. 30: 28.
• Lennon, A.M., Aiton, M.M. and Harrison, B.D. (1986). Rep. Scottish Crop Res. Inst. 1985, p. 168.
• Storey, H.H. (1936). Rep. E. Afr. agric. Res. Inst..

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.