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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Plantago 4 (?) caulimovirus

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

PlV-4

ICTV decimal code

15.0.1.T.005

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

• Plantago lanceolata, P. major - often symptomless.

Transmission

Is sap transmissible.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in the UK.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Brassica oleracea var. botrytis - symptomless systemic infection.

Susceptible host species

• Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
• Plantago lanceolata
• Plantago major

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Cruciferae (1/1)
• Plantaginaceae (2/2)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions isometric; 50 nm in diameter.

Physical properties

One sedimenting component in purified preparations; sedimentation coefficient c. 208 S.

Cytopathology

Inclusions present in infected cells; they contain virions.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Caulimovirus

Comments and References

References

• Hammond, J. (1981). Pl. Path. 30: 237.
• Hammond, J. (1988). Adv. Virus Res. 27: 104.

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.