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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Filaree red leaf (?) luteovirus

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

Acronym

FLRV

ICTV decimal code

39.0.1.T.005

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Erodium moschatum, E. cicutarium, E. botrys - vein clearing, immature leaves cupped and chlorotic; older leaves red and brittle. Plants stunted, no flowers.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Macrosiphum gei, Acyrthosiphon pelargonii zerozalphum, Acyrthosiphon (Aulocorthum) solani; Aphididae. Not transmitted by Myzus persicae, M. ornatus, Chaetosiphon fragaraefolii. Transmitted in a persistent manner. Virus not transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in the USA (California).

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Erodium moschatum, E. cicutarium, E. botrys - younger leaves chlorotic and older leaves reddened.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Erodium moschatum.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Erodium moschatum (W).

Susceptible host species

• Erodium botrys
• Erodium cicutarium
• Erodium moschatum

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Geraniaceae (3/3)

Sources of host-range data

Frazier (1951).

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions isometric; 28 nm in diameter; rounded in profile.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Luteovirus

Comments and References

References

• Frazier, N.W. (1951). Phytopathology 41: 221.
• Waterhouse, P.M., Gildow, F.E. and Johnstone, G.R. (1988). AAB Descr. Pl. Viruses No. 339, 9 pp.

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.