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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Soybean spherical virus

Index

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

Data collated by J.L. Dale, 1987.

Nomenclature

ICTV decimal code

79.0.P.DE.35

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Glycine max - leaf mottling.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Australia.

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Glycine max - systemic `spot' mottle.
• Chenopodium quinoa, Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Bountiful - chlorotic local lesions, systemic chlorotic mottle.
• Chenopodium amaranticolor - necrotic local lesions; systemic chlorotic spots.
• Vigna unguiculata cv. Blackeye - systemic green mottle.
• Cyamopsis tetragonoloba - systemic necrotic rings.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Nicotiana tabacum, N. clevelandii, N. glutinosa, Vicia faba.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Glycine max, Chenopodium quinoa.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium quinoa (L).

Susceptible host species

• Cassia occidentalis
• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
• Glycine max
• Gomphrena globosa
• Lathyrus odoratus
• Lupinus angustifolius
• Macroptilium lathyroides
• Phaseolus lunatus
• Phaseolus vulgaris
• Vigna unguiculata

Insusceptible host species

• Beta vulgaris
• Brassica campestris ssp. rapa
• Brassica oleracea var. capitata
• Cucumis sativus
• Galinsoga parviflora
• Lablab purpureus
• Lycopersicon esculentum
• Medicago sativa
• Nicotiana clevelandii
• Nicotiana glutinosa
• Nicotiana tabacum
• Petunia × hybrida
• Solanum nigrum
• Vicia faba

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (1/1)
• Chenopodiaceae (2/3)
• Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae (1/1)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (8/11)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Chenopodiaceae (1/3)
• Compositae (1/1)
• Cruciferae (2/2)
• Cucurbitaceae (1/1)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (3/11)
• Solanaceae (6/6)

Sources of host-range data

Behncken (1972).

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 65-70 °C. LIV: more than 42 days. DEP: log₁₀ minus 4-5.

Particle morphology

Virions isometric; not enveloped; 25 nm in diameter; angular in profile; without a conspicuous capsomere arrangement.

Physical properties

Probably two sedimenting components in purified preparations.

Cytopathology

Virions found in leaves.

Taxonomy and relationships

(ungrouped)

Virus(es) with serologically unrelated virions

Galinsoga mosaic, tobacco ringspot, tomato ringspot, cowpea chlorotic mottle, bean pod mottle, broad bean wilt, arabis mosaic, cucumber mosaic, tobacco necrosis, southern bean mosaic, squash mosaic, sowbane mosaic, tomato bushy stunt, raspberry ringspot, cymbidium ringspot and tobacco streak viruses.

Comments and References

References

• Behncken, G.M. (1972). Aust. Pl. Path. Soc. Newsl. 1: 17.

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.