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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Thyme (?) nucleorhabdovirus

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

lemon scented thyme leaf chlorosis virus.

Acronym

LSTCV

ICTV decimal code

62.U.P.0.026

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

• Thymus × citriodorus - leaf chlorosis.

Transmission

Not transmitted by Aphis serphylli. Virus not transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Susceptible host species

• Thymus × citriodorus

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Labiatae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions rhabdo- or bullet-shaped; with a clear modal length; of 219 nm; 72 nm wide.

Cytopathology

Virions found in phloem parenchyma cells; in the perinuclear space and in unusual sites; nucleoplasm.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Nucleorhabdovirus: Rhabdoviridae

Comments and References

References

• Schultz, M.G., Harrap, K.A. and Land, J.B. (1975). Ann. appl. Biol. 80: 251.

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.