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Marigold mottle 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

MaMoV

ICTV decimal code

57.0.1.T.050

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Tagetes erecta - severe leaf mottling, small malformed flowers, stunting and death.

Transmission

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

Geographical distribution

Spreads in India.

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Amaranthus caudatus, Calendula officinalis, Antirrhinum majus, Capsicum annuum, Datura metel, Nicotiana glutinosa, N. tabacum, Petunia × hybrida - chlorosis of systemically infected leaves.
• Chenopodium amaranticolor, Tetragonia tetragonioides - chlorotic local lesions; no systemic infection.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Chenopodium album, C. murale, Cucumis sativus, Cucurbita pepo, Physalis peruviana.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Datura metel, Nicotiana glutinosa.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium amaranticolor (L), Datura metel (W), Nicotiana glutinosa (W), Tetragonia tetragonioides (L).

Susceptible host species

• Amaranthus caudatus
• Antirrhinum majus
• Beta vulgaris
• Calendula officinalis
• Capsicum annuum
• Cassia tora
• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium ambrosioides
• Datura metel
• Lycopersicon esculentum
• Nicotiana glutinosa
• Nicotiana tabacum
• Petunia × hybrida
• Solanum nigrum
• Stellaria media
• Tagetes erecta
• Tetragonia tetragonioides

Insusceptible host species

• Ageratum conyzoides
• Amaranthus caudatus
• Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
• Cajanus cajan
• Catharanthus roseus
• Celosia cristata
• Chenopodium album
• Chenopodium murale
• Cucumis sativus
• Cucurbita moschata
• Cucurbita pepo
• Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
• Dahlia pinnata
• Daucus carota
• Dianthus barbatus
• Gomphrena globosa
• Phlox drummondii
• Physalis peruviana
• Pisum sativum
• Raphanus sativus
• Solanum melongena
• Sonchus oleraceus
• Tropaeolum majus
• Vigna unguiculata
• Zinnia elegans

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (1/3)
• Caryophyllaceae (1/2)
• Chenopodiaceae (3/5)
• Compositae (2/6)
• Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae (1/1)
• Scrophulariaceae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (7/9)
• Tetragoniaceae (1/1)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (3/3)
• Apocynaceae (1/1)
• Caryophyllaceae (1/2)
• Chenopodiaceae (2/5)
• Compositae (4/6)
• Cruciferae (2/2)
• Cucurbitaceae (3/3)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (4/4)
• Polemoniaceae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (2 /9)
• Tropaeolaceae (1/1)
• Umbelliferae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 50 °C. LIV: 6 days (at 20-25ºC). DEP: log₁₀ minus 2.

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 675 nm. Axial canal obscure.

Physical properties

One sedimenting component in purified preparations; sedimentation coefficient 152 S. A₂₆₀/A₂₈₀ ratio 1.28.

Cytopathology

Inclusions present in infected cells; are pinwheels; they do not contain virions.

Taxonomy and relationships

Potyvirus: Potyviridae

Virus(es) with serologically related virions

Datura mosaic and tobacco etch viruses.

Virus(es) with serologically unrelated virions

Brinjal mild mosaic and melilotus mosaic viruses.

Comments and References

References

• Naqvi, Q.A., Hadi, S. and Mahmood, K. (1981). Plant Dis. 65: 271.

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.