Cymbidium mosaic virus

Cymbidium mosaic virus
Cymbidium mosaic virus (CymMV)
Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Family: Flexiviridae
Genus: Potexvirus
Species: Cymbidium mosaic virus
Synonyms

orchid mosaic virus

Cymbidium mosaic virus (CymMV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Flexiviridae.

It and the Odontoglossum ringspot virus (ORSV) are two of the most common viruses affecting cultivated orchids worldwide.[1] Infected plants can have less desirable flowers or other problems, causing significant financial losses to orchid growers.[1] The virus has not often been reported in wild orchid populations.[1] It can be found in a wide variety of orchid genera[2] but does not infect plants other than orchids.[1]

Once an orchid is infected, the virus spreads throughout the infected plant in a number of weeks.[3] Control measures may include sanitizing pruning equipment between plants.[3] There is an ELISA test available to test for presence of the virus.[1]

It is related to the Narcissus mosaic virus (NMV), the Scallion virus X (SVX), the Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) and the Potato aucuba mosaic virus (PAMV).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ang Rinzing Sherpa, Vipin Hallan, Promila Pathak and Aijaz Asghar Zaidi (June 2007). "Complete nucleotide sequence analysis of Cymbidium mosaic virus Indian isolate: further evidence for natural recombination among potexviruses". Journal of Biosciences: 657–661. http://www.ias.ac.in/jbiosci/jun2007/663.pdf. 
  2. ^ HU J. S. ; FERREIRA S. ; WANG M. ; XU M. Q. (1993). "Detection of Cymbidium mosaic virus, Odontoglossum ringspot virus, tomato spotted wilt virus, and potyviruses infecting orchids in Hawaii". Plant disease (Plant dis.) 77 (5): 464–468. doi:10.1094/PD-77-0464. ISSN 0191-2917. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=4791991. 
  3. ^ a b HU J. S. ; FERREIRA S. ; XU M. Q. ; LU M. ; IHA M. ; PFLUM E. ; WANG M. (23 April 1994). "Transmission, movement, and inactivation of cymbidium mosaic and odontoglossum ringspot viruses". Plant disease (Plant dis.) 78 (6): 633–636. doi:10.1094/PD-78-0633. ISSN 0191-2917. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=4218286. 

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