Turnip mosaic virus

Taxobox
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name = Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV)
virus_group = iv
familia = Potyviridae
genus = Potyvirus
species = Turnip mosaic virus
synonyms =
*TuMV

Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) is a Potyvirus of the family Potyviridae that causes diseases in cruciferous plants, among others. The virus is usually spread by 40-50 species of aphids in a non-persistent manner. Infected plants, especially the natural hosts, show symptoms such as chlorotic local lesions, mosaic, mottling, puckering or rugosity. TuMV is a positive-sense single stranded RNA virus, consisting of a non-enveloped, helical capsid that is filamentous and flexuous, with an average length of 720 nm. The TuMV genome is linear and monopartite (single particle). The virus has a thermal inactivation point (TIP) of 62°C, and longevity in vitro (LIV) of 3-4 days.

External links

* [http://image.fs.uidaho.edu/vide/descr855.htm]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ICTVdB/57010072.htm]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ICTVdB/00.057.0.01.072.htm]