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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Passiflora latent carlavirus

Index

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

Data collated by A.A. Brunt and S. Molyneux, 1986.

Nomenclature

Acronym

PLV.

ICTV decimal code

14.0.1.0.022

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

• Passiflora caerulea - no symptoms.

Transmission

Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation; transmitted by grafting.

Geographical distribution

Found, but with no evidence of spread, in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Chenopodium quinoa, C. album - systemic leaf chlorosis.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Nicotiana tabacum, Nicotiana glutinosa, Gomphrena globosa, Phaseolus vulgaris, Cucumis sativus.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Chenopodium quinoa.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium quinoa (W).

Susceptible host species

• Chenopodium album
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Passiflora caerulea

Insusceptible host species

• Capsicum annuum
• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Cucumis sativus
• Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
• Datura metel
• Datura tatula
• Dianthus barbatus
• Gomphrena globosa
• Lathyrus odoratus
• Lycopersicon esculentum
• Melilotus albus
• Nicotiana debneyi
• Nicotiana glutinosa
• Nicotiana tabacum
• Petunia × hybrida
• Phaseolus vulgaris
• Pisum sativum
• Solanum tuberosum
• Vicia faba
• Vigna unguiculata

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Chenopodiaceae (2/3)
• Passifloraceae (1/1)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (1/1)
• Caryophyllaceae (1/1)
• Chenopodiaceae (1/3)
• Cucurbitaceae (1/1)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (7/7)
• Solanaceae (9/9)

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 65 °C (in sap from infected Chenopodium quinoa). Leaf sap contains few virions.

Purification method

Brandes and Wetter (1964).

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually straight; with a clear modal length; of 648 nm. Axial canal obscure. Basic helix obscure.

Taxonomy and relationships

Carlavirus

Virus(es) with serologically related virions

Potato S, potato M, carnation latent, chrysanthemum B and cactus 2 viruses.

Comments and References

References

• Brandes, J. and Wetter, C. (1964). Phytopath. Z. 49: 61.
• Schnepf, S. and Brandes, J. (1961). Phytopath. Z. 43: 102.

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.