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Strawberry latent C (?) rhabdovirus

Index

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

Data collated by A.A. Brunt, 1993.

Nomenclature

ICTV decimal code

62.U.P.DE.09

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Fragaria spp. - most cultivars symptomless.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Chaetosiphon fragaefolii; Aphididae. Virus transmitted by grafting.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in the Eastern Asian region and the North American region; Canada, Japan, and the USA.

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Fragaria vesca - symptomless in fection of clones UC4. Severe leaf epinasty of young leaves of clone UC5, mottling and distortion of leaves produced subsequently, plants stunted.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Fragaria vesca clone UC5.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Fragaria vesca clone UC5 (W).

Susceptible host species

• Fragaria vesca

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Rosaceae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions rhabdo- or bullet-shaped; enveloped; of 190-380 nm; 68 nm wide (from sap).

Taxonomy and relationships

unassigned rhabdovirus

Comments and References

References

• Yoshikawa, N., Inouye, T. and Converse, R.H. (1986). Ann. Phytopath. Soc. Japan 52: 437.

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.