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Ipomoviruses: Potyviridae

Index

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

Definitive species

• Sweet potato mild mottle ipomovirus

Tentative species

• Sweet potato yellow dwarf (?) ipomovirus

Nomenclature

No data available.

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Aleyrodidae. Transmitted in a persistent manner. Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation; transmitted by grafting; not transmitted by contact between plants (1/1); not transmitted by seed (1/1).

Experimental host range

Many (>9) families susceptible (1), or several (3-9) families susceptible (1).

Susceptible host species

• Atriplex hortensis (1)
• Beta vulgaris (1)
• Cassia occidentalis (1)
• Celosia argentea (1)
• Chenopodium (1)
• Chenopodium murale (1)
• Chenopodium quinoa (1)
• Datura stramonium
• Gomphrena globosa
• Hyoscyamus niger (1)
• Ipomoea batatas
• Lathyrus odoratus (1)
• Lycopersicon esculentum (1)
• Montia perfoliata (1)
• Nicandra physalodes (1)
• Nicotiana benthamiana (1)
• Nicotiana clevelandii (1)
• Nicotiana debneyi (1)
• Nicotiana glutinosa (1)
• Nicotiana glutinosa × N. clevelandii (1)
• Nicotiana megalosiphon (1)
• Nicotiana rustica (1)
• Nicotiana tabacum (1)
• Petunia × hybrida (1)
• Phlox drummondii (1)
• Primula malacoides (1)
• Saponaria vaccaria (1)
• Sesamum indicum (1)
• Silene armeria (1)
• Solanum nigrum (1)
• Spinacia oleracea (1)
• Tetragonia tetragonioides (1)
• Torenia fournieri (1)
• Trifolium incarnatum (1)
• Zinnia elegans (1)

Insusceptible host species

• Abelmoschus esculentus (1/1)
• Ageratum conyzoides (1/1)
• Amaranthus caudatus (1/1)
• Antirrhinum majus (1/1)
• Apium graveolens (1/1)
• Arachis hypogaea (1/1)
• Bellis perennis (1/1)
• Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis (1/1)
• Brassica campestris ssp. rapa (1/1)
• Brassica juncea (1/1)
• Brassica oleracea var. capitata (1/1)
• Calendula officinalis (1/1)
• Capsicum frutescens (1/1)
• Catharanthus roseus (1/1)
• Cheiranthus cheiri (1/1)
• Chenopodium capitatum (1/1)
• Chrysanthemum morifolium (1/1)
• Cucumis sativus (1/1)
• Cucurbita maxima (1/1)
• Cucurbita moschata (1/1)
• Dianthus barbatus (1/1)
• Dianthus caryophyllus (1/1)
• Emilia sagittata (1/1)
• Fagopyrum esculentum (1/1)
• Glycine max (1/1)
• Helianthus annuus (1/1)
• Lactuca sativa (1/1)
• Myosotis sylvatica (1/1)
• Ocimum basilicum (1/1)
• Phaseolus vulgaris (1/1)
• Physalis floridana (1/1)
• Phytolacca americana (1/1)
• Pisum sativum (1/1)
• Senecio vulgaris (1/1)
• Solanum melongena (1/1)
• Solanum tuberosum (1/1)
• Stellaria media (1/1)
• Triticum aestivum (1/1)
• Tropaeolum majus (1/1)
• Verbesina encelioides (1/1)
• Vicia faba (1/1)
• Vigna unguiculata (1/1)
• Zea mays (1/1)

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae
• Caryophyllaceae (1)
• Chenopodiaceae
• Compositae (1)
• Convolvulaceae
• Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae (1)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (1)
• Pedaliaceae (1)
• Polemoniaceae (1)
• Portulacaceae (1)
• Primulaceae (1)
• Scrophulariaceae (1)
• Solanaceae
• Tetragoniaceae (1)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (1/1)
• Apocynaceae (1/1)
• Boraginaceae (1/1)
• Caryophyllaceae (1/1)
• Chenopodiaceae (1/1)
• Compositae (1/1)
• Cruciferae (1/1)
• Cucurbitaceae (1/1)
• Gramineae (1/1)
• Labiatae (1/1)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (1/1)
• Malvaceae (1/1)
• Phytolaccaceae (1/1)
• Polygonaceae (1/1)
• Scrophulariaceae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (1/1)
• Tropaeolaceae (1/1)
• Umbelliferae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 60-73.75-90 °C. LIV: 3-16.5-49 days. DEP: log₁₀ minus 2-3 (1), or 6-7 (1).

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped (1/1); usually flexuous (1/1); with a clear modal length (1/1); of 750-812.5-950 nm.

Physical properties

One sedimenting component in purified preparations; sedimentation coefficient 155 S.

Biochemical properties

Virions contain 5 % nucleic acid; 95 % protein.

Genome consists of RNA (1/1); single-stranded (1/1).

Features of proteins

Virion protein(s) one; M_r 33000-35350-37700.

Cytopathology

Virions found in cytoplasm. Inclusions present in infected cells; are pinwheels; they do not contain virions (1/1).

Taxonomy and relationships

Viral family : Potyviridae.

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: 16^th January 1997.' URL http://biology.anu.edu.au/Groups/MES/vide/

Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993) should also be cited.