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Habenaria mosaic (?) potyvirus

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

HaMV

ICTV decimal code

57.0.1.T.041

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Habenaria radiata - conspicuous leaf chlorosis.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Myzus persicae; Aphididae. Not transmitted by Aphis gossypii. Transmitted in a non-persistent manner. Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Japan.

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Habenaria radiata - conspicuous systemic leaf chlorosis.
• Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quinoa, Spinacia oleracea, Tetragonia tetragonioides, Gomphrena globosa - local chlorotic lesions.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Habenaria radiata.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Habenaria radiata (W), Chenopodium amaranticolor (L), C. quinoa (L).

Susceptible host species

• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Gomphrena globosa
• Habenaria radiata
• Spinacia oleracea
• Tetragonia tetragonioides

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (1/1)
• Chenopodiaceae (3/3)
• Orchidaceae (1/1)
• Tetragoniaceae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 65 °C. LIV: 8-16 days (at 20ºC). DEP: log₁₀ minus 6.

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 750 nm; 13 nm wide.

Cytopathology

Virions found in leaves and mesophyll; in cytoplasm. Inclusions present in infected cells; are pinwheels; they do not contain virions.

Taxonomy and relationships

unassigned potyvirus

Comments and References

References

• Inouye, N. (1983). Abstr. 4th Int. Congr. Pl. Path. 467, p. 117.

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.