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Chicory yellow mottle nepovirus

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

Synonyms

parsley carrot leaf virus (Avgelis and Quacquarelli, 1974).

Acronym

ChYMV

ICTV decimal code

18.0.3.0.010

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Cichorium intybus - ringspots, line pattern and bright yellow mottling of leaves.
• Petroselinum crispum - reduction of leaf laminae.

Transmission

Possibly by nematodes. Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation; transmitted by seed.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Italy.

Experimental host range

Many (>9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Cucurbita pepo - chlorotic local lesions; systemic chlorosis, ringspots and necrosis.
• Phaseolus vulgaris - chlorotic local lesions; severe systemic mottling.
• Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quinoa - chlorotic or necrotic local lesions; apical necrosis.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Capsicum annuum, Datura metel, Lycopersicon esculentum, Tropaeolum majus, Ocimum basilicum.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Cucurbita pepo.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium quinoa (W).

Susceptible host species

• Amaranthus caudatus
• Apium graveolens
• Brassica campestris ssp. rapa
• Calendula officinalis
• Celosia cristata
• Cheiranthus cheiri
• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Cichorium intybus
• Cucumis sativus
• Cucurbita pepo
• Datura stramonium
• Gomphrena globosa
• Lactuca sativa
• Lathyrus odoratus
• Lupinus albus
• Nicotiana benthamiana
• Nicotiana clevelandii
• Nicotiana glutinosa
• Nicotiana rustica
• Nicotiana tabacum
• Petroselinum crispum
• Petunia × hybrida
• Phaseolus vulgaris
• Sinapis alba

Insusceptible host species

• Capsicum annuum
• Datura metel
• Daucus carota
• Dianthus barbatus
• Lycopersicon esculentum
• Ocimum basilicum
• Pastinaca sativa
• Pisum sativum
• Raphanus sativus
• Solanum melongena
• Tropaeolum majus
• Vicia faba

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (3/3)
• Chenopodiaceae (2/2)
• Compositae (3/3)
• Cruciferae (3/4)
• Cucurbitaceae (2/2)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (3/5)
• Solanaceae (7/11)
• Umbelliferae (2/4)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Caryophyllaceae (1/1)
• Cruciferae (1/4)
• Labiatae (1/1)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (2/5)
• Solanaceae (4/11)
• Tropaeolaceae (1/1)
• Umbelliferae (2/4)

Sources of host-range data

Vovlas et al. (1971); Avgelis and Quacquarelli (1974a).

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 56 °C. LIV: 4 days. DEP: log₁₀ minus 5.

Purification method

Vovlas et al. (1971).

Particle morphology

Virions isometric; not enveloped; 30 nm in diameter; angular in profile; with a conspicuous capsomere arrangement.

Physical properties

More than one sedimenting component in purified preparations; sedimentation coefficient 128 S (B); of the other(s) 116 S (M), or 51 S (T).

Biochemical properties

Virions contain 42 % nucleic acid (B), or 39 % nucleic acid (M), or 0 % nucleic acid (T); 58 % protein (B), or 61 % protein (M), or 100 % protein (T).

Genome consists of RNA; single-stranded. Total genome size 13.33 kb. Genome of two parts; largest (or only) genome part 7.27 kb; the 2nd largest 6.06 kb.

NCBI sequence data (Entrez search)

Features of proteins

Virion protein(s) one; M_r 54000; coat protein.

Taxonomy and relationships

Nepovirus: Comoviridae

Virus(es) with serologically unrelated virions

Tomato ringspot virus.

Comments and References

References

• Avgelis, A. and Quacquarelli, A. (1974a). Phytopath. Medit. 13: 1.
• Avgelis, A. and Quacquarelli, A. (1974b). Phytopath. Medit. 13: 97.
• Piazzolla, P., Gallitelli, D., Vovlas, C. and Quacquarelli, A. (1979). Phytopath. Medit. 17: 149.
• Quacquarelli, A., Martelli, G.P. and Vovlas, C. (1974). CMI/AAB Descr. Pl. Viruses No. 132 4 pp.
• Quacquarelli, A., Piazzolla, P. and Vovlas, C. (1972a). J. gen. Virol. 17: 147.
• Quacquarelli, A., Piazzolla, P. and Vovlas, C. (1972b). Phytopath. Medit. 11: 207.
• Quacquarelli, A., Vovlas, C., Piazzolla, P., Russo, M. and Martelli, G.P. (1972c). Phytopath. Medit. 11: 180.
• Quacquarelli, A., Piazzolla, P., Vovlas, C. and Martelli, G.P. (1973). Mikrobiologiya 10: 15.
• Vovlas, C. (1973). Phytopath. Medit. 12: 102.
• Vovlas, C. (1978). Phytopath. Medit. 17: 193.
• Vovlas, C., Martelli, G.P. and Quacquarelli, A. (1974). Phytopath. Medit. 13: 179.
• Vovlas, C., Martelli, G.P. and Quacquarelli, A. (1971). Phytopath. Medit. 10: 244.

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.