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Cassava Caribbean mosaic (?) potexvirus

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

56.0.1.T.D.02

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

• Manihot esculenta - mosaic.

Transmission

Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Colombia.

Experimental host range

Experimentally infected plants mostly show local lesions or symptomless.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Chenopodium quinoa - local lesions.
• Nicotiana benthamiana - symptomless; not systemic.

Susceptible host species

• Chenopodium quinoa
• Manihot esculenta
• Nicotiana benthamiana

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Chenopodiaceae (1/1)
• Euphorbiaceae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; with a clear modal length; of 460 nm.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Potexvirus

Virus(es) with serologically related virions

Cassava X potexvirus is distantly related.

Virus(es) with serologically unrelated virions

Cassava Colombian symptomless potexvirus (Lennon et al., 1987).

Comments and References

References

• Lennon, A.M., Aiton, M.M. and Harrison, B.D. (1986). Rep. Scottish Crop Res. Inst. 1985, p. 167.
• Lennon, A.M., Aiton, M.M. and Harrison, B.D. (1987). Rep. Scottish Crop Res. Inst. 1986, p. 181.

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.