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Launaea 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

ICTV decimal code

57.0.1.T.D.07

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Launaea aspleniifolia, L. naudicaulis - leaf chlorosis.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Myzus persicae; Aphididae. Virus transmitted by grafting.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in India (New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh).

Susceptible host species

• Launaea aspleniifolia
• Launaea naudicaulis

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Compositae (2/2)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 812 nm.

Taxonomy and relationships

unassigned potyvirus

Comments and References

References

• Naqvi, S.Q. and Mahmood, K. (1976). Curr. Sci. 45: 152.
• Padma, R., Verma, V.S. and Singh, S. (1973). Z. PflKrankh. PflPath. Pflschutz. 80: 68.
• Verma, V.S. and Singh, S. (1974). Biol. Plant. 16: 373.
• Verma, V.S. and Singh, S. (1975). Zbl. Bakt. Parasit. Inf. and Hyg. II 130: 121.

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.