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Euonymus (?) rhabdovirus

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

ICTV decimal code

62.U.P.DE.03

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Euonymus japonica, E. japonica var. microphylla - vein-yellowing and chlorotic spotting.

Geographical distribution

Found, but with no evidence of spread, in Yugoslavia.

Susceptible host species

• Euonymus japonica
• Euonymus japonica var. microphylla

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Celastraceae (2/2)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions rhabdo- or bullet-shaped; with a clear modal length; of 300 nm (in sections); 70 nm wide (in sections).

Cytopathology

Virions found in cytoplasm and in the perinuclear space.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible unassigned rhabdovirus

Comments and References

General comments

It is not known whether a rhabdovirus from fasciated Euonymus japonica in France (Codaccioni and Cossard, 1975) is related to this virus.

References

• Codaccioni, M. and Cossard, C. (1975). C.r. hebd. Acad. Séanc., Paris 280: 1497.
• Plese, N. and Eric, Z. (1980). Acta Phytopath. Acad. Sci. Hung. 15: 291.

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.