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Citrus leprosis (?) rhabdovirus

Index

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

Data collated by E.W. Kitajima, 1985. Revised by R.F. Lee, 1989.

Nomenclature

Acronym

CiLV

ICTV decimal code

62.U.P.T.001

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms disappear soon after infection.
• Citrus sinensis - large chlorotic blotches on fruits, leaves and twigs.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; a mite; Brevipalpus phoenicis; Tetranychidae. Virus not transmitted by mechanical inoculation; transmitted by grafting; not transmitted by seed; not transmitted by pollen.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Argentina, Brazil, and the USA.

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Citrus sp.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Citrus sp. (W).

Susceptible host species

• Citrus aurantifolia
• Citrus sinensis

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Rutaceae (2/2)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions rhabdo- or bullet-shaped; not enveloped; of 100-110 nm; 30 nm wide.

Cytopathology

Virions found in leaves; in nuclei (commonly associated with its envelope). Inclusions present in infected cells; are viroplasms; they do not contain virions.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible unassigned rhabdovirus

Comments and References

References

• Bitancourt, A.A. (1940). Biologico 6: 39.
• Chagas, C.M. and Rossetti, V. (1980). Fitopatol. Bras. 5: 211.
• Fawcett, H.S. (1936). In: Citrus Diseases and their Control, 2nd ed. McGraw Hill, New York.
• Kitajima, E.W., Muller, G.W., Costa, A.S. and Yuki, W. (1972). Virology 50: 254.
• Knorr, C.L. (1950). Phytopathology 40: 15.
• Knorr, L.C. (1968). Proc. 4th Conf. Int. Org. Citrus Virol., Univ. Florida, Gainesville, p. 332.

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.