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Mimosa striped chlorosis (?) badnavirus

Index

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

Data collated by P. Jeyanandarajah, 1991.

Nomenclature

Synonyms

mimosa bacilliform virus.

Acronym

MBV

ICTV decimal code

07.0.1.T.002

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Albizzia julibrissin - chlorotic stripes parallel to or along leaf veins and interveinal chlorosis.

Transmission

Virus transmitted by grafting; transmitted by seed.

Geographical distribution

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

Susceptible host species

• Albizzia julibrissin

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Leguminosae-Mimosoideae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions bacilliform; with a clear modal length; of 95 nm (in vivo); 35 nm wide (in vivo).

Biochemical properties

Genome consists of DNA.

Cytopathology

Inclusions present in infected cells; are viroplasms; they contain virions.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Badnavirus

Comments and References

References

• Martin, E.M. and Kim, K.S. (1987). Phytopathology 77: 935.

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.