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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Aquilegia (?) 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

Acronym

AqV

ICTV decimal code

57.0.1.T.005

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Aquilegia sp. - necrotic ringspots in leaves, and flower deformation.

Transmission

Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in the Eurasian region; Italy.

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quinoa - necrotic local lesions; systemic chlorosis and/or necrotic spotting.
• Petunia × hybrida, Phaseolus vulgaris - symptomless systemic infection.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Cucumis sativus, Gomphrena globosa, Nicotiana tabacum, Ocimum basilicum, Vigna unguiculata.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Chenopodium quinoa.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium amaranticolor (L), C. quinoa (L).

Susceptible host species

• Aquilegia
• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Petunia × hybrida
• Phaseolus vulgaris

Insusceptible host species

• Cucumis sativus
• Gomphrena globosa
• Nicotiana tabacum
• Ocimum basilicum
• Vigna unguiculata

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Chenopodiaceae (2/2)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (1/2)
• Ranunculaceae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (1/2)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (1/1)
• Cucurbitaceae (1/1)
• Labiatae (1/1)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (1/2)
• Solanaceae (1/2)

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 60 °C. LIV: 8 days. DEP: log₁₀ minus 6.

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually flexuous; with no clear modal length; of 700-800 nm. Axial canal obscure. Basic helix obscure.

Cytopathology

Inclusions present in infected cells; are pinwheels; they do not contain virions.

Taxonomy and relationships

unassigned potyvirus

Comments and References

References

• Marani, F. and Pisi, A. (1976). Phytopathol. Medit. 15: 137.

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.