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Patchouli 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, 1995.

Nomenclature

Acronym

PatMV

ICTV decimal code

57.0.1.T.064

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Pogostemon patchouli - symptomless or mild leaf mottling.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in the Eastern Asian region; India and Japan.

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Chenopodium amaranticolor, Gomphrena globosa - chlorotic local lesions, not systemic.
• Chenopodium quinoa, Tetragonia tetragonioides - local and systemic chlorotic spotting.
• Sesamum indicum - local and systemic mottle, systemic necrosis.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Cucumis sativus, Cucurbita pepo, Lycopersicon esculentum, Nicotiana clevelandii, N. glutinosa, N. tabacum, Petunia × hybrida, Phaseolus vulgaris and Zinnia elegans.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Chenopodium quinoa.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium amaranticolor (L).

Susceptible host species

• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Gomphrena globosa
• Phaseolus vulgaris
• Pogostemon patchouli
• Sesamum indicum
• Tetragonia tetragonioides

Insusceptible host species

• Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis
• Catharanthus roseus
• Cucumis sativus
• Cucurbita pepo
• Lactuca sativa
• Lycopersicon esculentum
• Nicotiana clevelandii
• Nicotiana glutinosa
• Nicotiana tabacum
• Petunia × hybrida
• Phaseolus vulgaris
• Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis
• Zinnia elegans

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (1/1)
• Chenopodiaceae (2/2)
• Labiatae (1/1)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (1/2)
• Pedaliaceae (1/1)
• Tetragoniaceae (1/1)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Apocynaceae (1/1)
• Compositae (2/2)
• Cruciferae (1/1)
• Cucurbitaceae (2/2)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (2/2)
• Solanaceae (5/5)

Sources of host-range data

Natsuaki et al. (1994).

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 60-65 °C. LIV: 3 days (at 20^oC). DEP: log₁₀ minus 1.

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 760 nm.

Cytopathology

Inclusions are pinwheels; they do not contain virions.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Potyvirus: Potyviridae

Virus(es) with serologically related virions

Turnip mosaic virus.

Virus(es) with serologically unrelated virions

Lettuce mosaic, pea seed-borne mosaic, watermelon mosaic-2 and zucchini yellow mosaic viruses.

Comments and References

General comments

From its properties Natsuaki et al. (1994) considered this virus to be a distinct potyvirus, although possibly similar to patchouli mosaic viruses from India (Rao and Nagar, 1986) and Brazil (Gama, 1979).

References

• Gama, M.I.C.S. (1979). M.S.Thesis. Univ. Brasilia.
• Natsuaki, K.T., Tomaru, K., Ushiku, S., Ichikawa, Y., Sugimura, Y., Natsuaki, T., Okuda, S. and Teranaka, M. (1994). Plant Dis. 78: 1094.
• Rao, B.L.S. and Nagar, R.S.M. (1986). Phytopathology 76: 1109.

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.