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Tomato infectious chlorosis (?) closterovirus

Index

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

Data collated by A.A. Brunt, 1995.

Nomenclature

ICTV decimal code

17.0.1.T.DE.6

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

• Lycopersicon esculentum - interveinal yellowing, necrosis and severe yield loss.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Trialeurodes vaporariorum (but not Bemisia spp.). Virus not transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in possibly Italy and the USA.

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

Lycopersicon esculentum - interveinal yellowing, necrosis and stunting.

Susceptible host species

• Lactuca sativa
• Lycopersicon esculentum
• Petunia × hybrida
• Solanum tuberosum
• Zinnia elegans

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Compositae (2/2)
• Solanaceae (3/3)

Purification method

Duffus (1995).

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 850-900 nm; 12 nm wide.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Closterovirus

Virus(es) with serologically unrelated virions

Beet pseudo yellows, lettuce infectious yellows and cucurbit yellow stunt (?) closteroviruses.

Comments and References

References

• Dellavalle, G., Caciagli, P., Bosco, D., Lisa, V., d'Aquilio, M., Milne, R.G. and Mascaga, V. (1995). Proc. 8th Conf. Virus Dis. Veg. Prague (July 9-15, 1995), p. 35.
• Duffus, J. (1995). Proc. 8th Conf. Virus Dis. Veg., Prague (July 9-15, 1995), p. 39.
• Duffus, J., Lui, H.Y. and Wisler, G.C. (1994). Phytopathology 84: 1072.

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.