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Lilac mottle carlavirus

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

LiMV

ICTV decimal code

14.0.1.0.017

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Syringa oblata var. affinis - leaf chlorosis and mottling.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Myzus persicae; Aphididae. Transmitted in a non-persistent manner. Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Found, but with no evidence of spread, in the U.S.A.

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Chenopodium amaranticolor - local lesions; not systemic.
• Chenopodium quinoa - local lesions; systemic chlorosis.
• Nicotiana megalosiphon, Petunia × hybrida, Physalis franchetii - systemic chlorosis.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Cucumis sativus, Datura stramonium, Capsicum annuum, Nicotiana tabacum, Glycine max.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Petunia × hybrida, Chenopodium quinoa.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium amaranticolor (L), C. quinoa (L and W) Petunia × hybrida (W).

Susceptible host species

• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Nicotiana megalosiphon
• Petunia × hybrida
• Physalis franchetii
• Syringa oblata var. affinis

Insusceptible host species

• Capsicum annuum
• Cucumis sativus
• Datura stramonium
• Glycine max
• Nicotiana tabacum

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Chenopodiaceae (2/2)
• Oleaceae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (3/6)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Cucurbitaceae (1/1)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (3/6)

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 67-70 °C. LIV: 0.5-1 days. DEP: log₁₀ minus 5. Leaf sap contains few virions.

Purification method

Waterworth (1972).

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually straight; with a clear modal length; of 575-610 nm. Axial canal obscure. Basic helix obscure.

Taxonomy and relationships

Carlavirus

Virus(es) with serologically related virions

Carnation latent, chrysanthemum B and red clover vein mosaic viruses.

Virus(es) with serologically unrelated virions

Potato S virus.

Comments and References

General comments

A carlavirus tentatively named lilac ringspot virus occurs in lilacs in Japan (Y. Doi, in Hull et al., 1989). Its relationship to lilac mottle and other carlaviruses has not yet been determined.

References

• Hull, R., Brown, F. and Payne, C. (1989). Directory and Dictionary of Animal, Bacterial and Plant Viruses, p.119. MacMillan Reference Books, London.
• Waterworth, H.E. (1972). Pl. Dis. Reptr 56: 923.

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.