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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Rice stripe necrosis (?) furovirus

Index

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

Data collated by A.A. Brunt, 1987 and C. Fauquet, 1987.

Nomenclature

Acronym

RSNV

ICTV decimal code

27.0.1.T.011

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Oryza sativa - chlorotic striping and necrosis of leaves, stunting and reduced tillering.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; a fungus; Polymyxa graminis. Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation; not transmitted by seed.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Cote d'Ivoire.

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Chenopodium amaranticolor - chlorotic local lesions.
• Nicotiana benthamiana - necrotic ringspots.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium amaranticolor (L).

Susceptible host species

• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Nicotiana benthamiana
• Oryza sativa

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Chenopodiaceae (1/1)
• Gramineae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (1/1)

Sources of host-range data

Fauquet and Thouvenel (1983).

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: more than 50 °C.

Purification method

Fauquet and Thouvenel (1983).

Particle morphology

Virions rod-shaped; with a clear modal length; of 110-160 nm, or 270-380 nm; 20 nm wide.

Physical properties

Three sedimenting components in purified preparations.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Furovirus

Virus(es) with serologically unrelated virions

Beet necrotic yellow vein, nicotiana velutina mosaic and peanut clump viruses.

Comments and References

References

• Fauquet, C. and Thouvenel, J.C. (1983). C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris 296: 575.
• Louvel, D. and Bidaux, J.M. (1977). Agron. Trop., Nogent 32: 257.

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.