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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Pepper hausteco bigeminivirus

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

PHV

ICTV decimal code

29.0.3.0.028

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Capsicum annuum.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Bemisia tabaci; Aleyrodidae. Virus not transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Mexico.

Susceptible host species

• Capsicum annuum

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Solanaceae (1/1)

Purification method

Garzon-Tiznado et al. (1993).

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions geminate.

Biochemical properties

Genome consists of DNA; single-stranded; circular. Total genome size 5.22 kb. Genome of two parts; largest (or only) genome part 2.631 kb; the 2nd largest 2.59 kb.

NCBI sequence data (Entrez search)

Sequence database accession code(s)

• X70418 Em(40)_vi:PHVCGAA Gb(84)_vi:PHVCGAA Pepper Huasteco Virus complete genome, component A. 11/93 2,631bp.
• X70419 Em(40)_vi:PHVCGAB Gb(84)_vi:PHVCGAB Pepper Huasteco Virus (PHV) complete genome, component B. 11/93 2,589bp. 2 sequences.

Taxonomy and relationships

bigeminivirus: Geminiviridae

Comments and References

References

• Garzon-Tiznado, J.A., Torres-Pacheco, I., Ascencio-Ibanez, J.T., Herrera-Estrella, L. and Rivera-Bustamante, R.F. (1993). Phytopathology 83: 514.
• Torres-Pacheco, I., Garzon-Tiznado, J.A., Herrera-Estrella, L. and Rivera-Bustamante, R.F. (1993). J. gen. Virol. 74: 2225.

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.