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Plantago mottle tymovirus

Index

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

Data collated by R. Provvidenti, 1981. Revised 1983.

Nomenclature

Synonyms

Plantain mottle virus.

Acronym

PlMoV

ICTV decimal code

77.0.1.0.014

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Plantago major - mottle.

Transmission

Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation; not transmitted by seed.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in the USA (in New York State).

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Glycine max, Pisum sativum - systemic mottle.
• Proboscidea jussieu - necrotic local lesions, systemic mottle.
• Plantago major - systemic mottle.
• Antirrhinum majus - necrotic ringspots not systemic.
• Nicotiana clevelandii - systemic mottle.
• Petunia × hybrida, Tetragonia tetragonioides - systemic mottle.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Pisum sativum.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Plantago major, Nicotiana clevelandii, Antirrhinum majus.

Susceptible host species

• Antirrhinum majus
• Glycine max
• Nicotiana clevelandii
• Petunia × hybrida
• Pisum sativum
• Plantago major
• Proboscidea jussieu
• Tetragonia tetragonioides

Insusceptible host species

• Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis
• Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
• Brassica oleracea var. capitata
• Capsicum frutescens
• Catharanthus roseus
• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Cucumis sativus
• Cucurbita moschata
• Cucurbita pepo
• Datura stramonium
• Gomphrena globosa
• Lactuca sativa
• Lupinus albus
• Lycopersicon esculentum
• Nicotiana sylvestris
• Nicotiana tabacum
• Phaseolus lunatus
• Phaseolus vulgaris
• Spinacia oleracea
• Trifolium pratense
• Trifolium repens
• Vicia faba
• Vigna unguiculata
• Zinnia elegans

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (2/9)
• Martyniaceae (1/1)
• Plantaginaceae (1/1)
• Scrophulariaceae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (2/7)
• Tetragoniaceae (1/1)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (1/1)
• Apocynaceae (1/1)
• Chenopodiaceae (3/3)
• Compositae (2/2)
• Cruciferae (3/3)
• Cucurbitaceae (3/3)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (7/9)
• Solanaceae (5/7)

Sources of host-range data

Granett (1973).

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 65 °C. DEP: log₁₀ minus 7-8.

Purification method

Granett (1973).

Particle morphology

Virions isometric; not enveloped; 26.7 nm in diameter; with a conspicuous capsomere arrangement.

Physical properties

A₂₆₀/A₂₈₀ ratio 8.51 (specific absorbance at 260 nm).

Biochemical properties

Genome consists of RNA; single-stranded. Base composition 17 % G; 21 % A; 34 % C; 28 % U.

Cytopathology

Virions found in all parts of the host plant; in cytoplasm.

Taxonomy and relationships

Tymovirus

Virus(es) with serologically related virions

Andean potato latent, dulcamara mottle, belladonna mottle, ononis yellow mosaic and turnip yellow mosaic viruses.

Comments and References

References

• Granett, A.L. (1973). Phytopathology 73: 1313.
• Provvidenti, R. (1979). J. Hered. 70: 350.
• Provvidenti, R. and Granett, A.L. (1976). Ann. appl. Biol. 82: 85.

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.