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Zinnia mild mottle (?) potyvirus

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

ICTV decimal code

57.0.1.T.D.16

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Zinnia elegans - faint leaf mottling.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in India.

Susceptible host species

• Zinnia elegans

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Compositae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 730 nm. Axial canal obscure. Basic helix obscure.

Taxonomy and relationships

unassigned potyvirus

Comments and References

References

• Padma, R., Phatak, H.C., Singh, S. and Verma, V.S. (1974). Hort. Res. 14: 55.

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.