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Lily symptomless carlavirus

Index

• Nomenclature
• Host range, transmission and symptoms
• Physical and biochemical properties
• Taxonomy and relationships
• Comments and References

Data collated by C.J. Asjes, 1986.

Nomenclature

Synonyms

lily curl stripe virus, lily virus, lily streak virus.

Acronym

LSV

Strains

alstroemeria carlavirus (Brunt and Phillips, 1981; Derks et al., 1991; Phillips and Brunt, 1982).

ICTV decimal code

14.0.1.0.018

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms vary seasonally.
• The only known natural hosts are from the Liliaceae, and all are infected systemically.
• Lilium longiflorum - curling and striping in cool conditions.

Transmission

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

Geographical distribution

Probably distributed worldwide.

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Lilium longiflorum (Asiatic hybrids) - usually symptomless, but chlorotic striping and leaf curling in cool conditions.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Asiatic hybrids of lily.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Lilium longiflorum (W), Tulipa gesneriana cultivars (W).

Susceptible host species

• Alstroemeria
• Lilium longiflorum
• Tulipa gesneriana cultivars

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Alstroemeriaceae (1/1)
• Liliaceae (2/2)

Sources of host-range data

Brierley and Smith (1944); McWhorter and Allen (1964, 1967); Derks and Asjes (1975).

Purification method

Civerolo et al. (1968); Derks and Asjes (1975); Derks and Vink-van den Abeele (1980).

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 640 nm; 17-18 nm wide. Axial canal obvious.

Physical properties

One sedimenting component in purified preparations; sedimentation coefficient 172 S.

Biochemical properties

Virions contain 8.3 % nucleic acid (Civerolo et al., 1968).

Total genome size 8 kb. Genome unipartite; largest (or only) genome part 8 kb.

NCBI sequence data (Entrez search)

Sequence database accession code(s)

• X15343 Em(40)_vi:POLS3TER Gb(84)_vi:POLS3TER Lily symptomless virus RNA 3-terminal region encoding 25kD, 12kD, 7kD, 16kDa proteins and 32kD.
• D43801 Em(43)_vi:Llvcp Gb(89)_vi:Llvcp Lily symptomless virus mRNA for coat protein. 12/94 876bp.

Cytopathology

Virions found in all parts of the host plant; in cytoplasm (except possibly the meristematic region). Inclusions absent from infected cells.

Taxonomy and relationships

Carlavirus

Virus(es) with serologically related virions

Alstroemeria carlavirus closely, but distinct, also chrysanthemum B, potato M, potato S, carnation latent and passiflora latent viruses.

Comments and References

General comments

Lily streak disease is now known to be caused by tulip breaking potyvirus alone or mixed with LSV.

References

• Allen, T.C. (1971). Lily Yrbk., N. Am. Lily Soc. 24: 29.
• Allen, T.C. (1972). CMI/AAB Descr. Pl. Viruses No. 96, 4 pp.
• Asjes, C.J., de Vos, N. and van Slogteren, D.H.M. (1973). Neth. J. Pl. Path. 79: 23.
• Brierley, P. and Smith, F.F. (1944). Phytopathology 34: 529.
• Brunt, A.A. and Phillips, S. (1981). Rep. Glasshouse Crops Res. Inst. 1979, p. 151.
• Civerolo, E.L., Semancik, J.S. and Weathers, L.G. (1968). Phytopathology 58: 1481.
• Derks, A.F.L.M. and Asjes, C.J. (1975). Neth. J. Pl. Path. 81: 14.
• Derks, A.F.L.M., Lemmers, M.E.C. and Hollinger, Th.C. (1982). Rep. Glasshouse Crops Res. Inst. 1981, 142.
• Derks, A.F.L.M. and Vink-van den Abeele, J.J. (1980). Neth. J. Pl. Path. 86: 239.
• McWhorter, F.P. and Allen, T.C. (1964). Nature, Lond. 204: 604.
• McWhorter, F.P. and Allen, T.C. (1967). In: Easter Lilies, p.111; eds. D.C. Kiplinger and R.W Langhans. The New York and Ohio Lily Schools.
• Phillips, S. and Brunt, A.A. (1986). Acta Hort. 177: 227.

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.