Rice hoja blanca virus

Rice hoja blanca virus

Taxobox
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name = Rice hoja blanca virus (RHBV)
virus_group = V: (-) sense RNA Viruses
familia =
genus = Tenuivirus
species = Rice hoja blanca virus
synonyms = Echinochloa hoja blanca virus

"Rice hoja blanca virus" (RHBV) is the agent of the most important viral disease of rice in Latin America (Morales & Niessen, 1983). The disease is found in Mexico, throughout Central America and Caribbean region. In South America the disease is endemic to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana.

Symptoms

The symptoms in rice are chlorotic streaks that can coalesce and cause the leaves to turn white. When young plants become infected, they are stunted and in severe cases the leaves turn necrotic and the plants die. Infections that occur before the emergence of the panicle can reduce seed set and quality. RHBV epidemics are cyclic. During the peak of RHBV epidemics, yield losses at the country level have been estimated to be between 25% and 50% (Jennings, 1963; Vargas, 1985).

Biology

Rice hoja blanca virus is a member of the genus Tenuivirus. The RHBV genome consists of four single stranded linear RNA species, and the total genome is estimated to be 17.6 kb (Calvert et al., 1994). The RNA 1 is 9.8 kb and encodes for an RNA dependent RNA polymerase on the negative strand. The RNA 2 is 3,620 nucleotides and encodes two proteins using the ambisense coding strategy. The RNA 3 consists of 2,299 nucleotides and encodes for two proteins using an ambisense coding strategy. The nucleoprotein gene (N) is encoded by the virus complementary strand of RNA 3. The RNA 4 consists of 1,991 nucleotides and encodes for two proteins using an ambisense coding strategy.

Vector

The planthopper "Tagosodes orizicolus" (Muir) is both a host and vector of RHBV. The virus is acquired through feeding on an infected plant, and there is a period of 17-22 days of viral propagation before the planthopper becomes viruliferous. There is a high rate of transovarian transmission to the progeny, and these nymphs can transmit the virus shortly after they emerge (Galvez et al, 1968).

References

Calvert, L.A., Koganezawa, Fragette, D. and Konate, G. 2003. Chap. 11 Rice. Pp269-293. In: Virus and virus-like diseases of major Crops in Developing Countries (eds; Loebenstein, G. and Thottappilly, G.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Galvez, G. E. 1968. Transmission studies of the hoja blanca virus with highly active, virus-free colonies of Sogatodes oryzicola. Phytopathology 58: 818-821.

Jennings, P. R. 1963. Estimating yield loss in rice caused by hoja blanca. Phytopathology. 53:492.

Morales, F. J. and Niessen, A. I. 1983. Association of spiral filamentous viruslike particles with rice hoja blanca. Phytopathology. 73:971-974.

Vargas, J. P. (1985). La hoja blanca: descalabro de CICA-8. Arroz, Bogota Colombia 34:18-19.

External links

* [http://phene.cpmc.columbia.edu/ICTVdB/00.069.0.01.004.htm ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database: Rice hoja blanca virus]
* [http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVFamilyGroup.html Family Groups - The Baltimore Method]


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