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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Plantain mottle (?) rhabdovirus

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

Synonyms

plantain mottle virus (Smith, 1972).

Acronym

PlMV

ICTV decimal code

62.U.P.0.042

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Plantago lanceolata - mottling of younger leaves and necrotic spotting of older leaves.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in the UK.

Susceptible host species

• Plantago lanceolata

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Plantaginaceae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions rhabdo- or bullet-shaped; with a clear modal length; of 330 nm (in sap); 63 nm wide (in sap).

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible unassigned rhabdovirus

Comments and References

References

• Hitchborn, J.H., Hills, G.J. and Hull, R. (1966). Virology 28: 768.
• Smith, K.M. (1972). In: A Textbook of Plant Viruses, p.388, 3rd edition. London, Longman.

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.