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Perilla 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

PerMV

ICTV decimal code

57.0.1.T.069

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Perilla frutescens - leaf mottling.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Myzus persicae; Aphididae. Transmitted in a non-persistent manner. Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Japan.

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quinoa - local lesions.
• Perilla frutescens - systemic leaf mottling.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Cucumis sativus, Datura stramonium, Nicotiana tabacum, Phaseolus vulgaris, Vigna unguiculata.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Perilla frutescens.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium amaranticolor (L), C. quinoa (L), Perilla frutescens (W).

Susceptible host species

• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Gomphrena globosa
• Perilla frutescens
• Vicia faba

Insusceptible host species

• Arachis hypogaea
• Beta vulgaris
• Brassica campestris ssp. napus
• Brassica oleracea var. capitata
• Capsicum annuum
• Chenopodium murale
• Cucumis sativus
• Datura metel
• Datura stramonium
• Lactuca sativa
• Lycopersicon esculentum
• Nicotiana glutinosa
• Nicotiana tabacum
• Petunia × hybrida
• Phaseolus vulgaris
• Physalis floridana
• Pisum sativum
• Salvia splendens
• Sesamum indicum
• Spinacia oleracea
• Tetragonia tetragonioides
• Vigna angularis
• Vigna unguiculata

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (1/1)
• Chenopodiaceae (2/5)
• Labiatae (1/2)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (1/6)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Chenopodiaceae (3/5)
• Compositae (1/1)
• Cruciferae (2/2)
• Cucurbitaceae (1/1)
• Labiatae (1/2)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (5/6)
• Pedaliaceae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (8/8)
• Tetragoniaceae (1 /1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 760 nm. Basic helix obvious; pitch of basic helix 3.4 nm.

Cytopathology

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

Taxonomy and relationships

unassigned potyvirus

Comments and References

References

• Lee, J.T., Yamashita, S., Doi, Y. and Yora, K. (1980). Ann. Phytopath. Soc. Japan 46: 672.

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.