Malva vein clearing virus

Malva vein clearing virus
Malva vein clearing virus
Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Family: Potyviridae
Genus: Potyvirus
Species: Malva vein clearing virus
Synonyms

malva green mosaic virus
malva yellow vein mosaic virus
malva mosaic virus

Malva vein clearing virus also known as MVCV[1] is a species of Potyvirus in the family Potyviridae that was isolated in 1957 from Malva sylvestris in Germany which is transmitted by the aphids Aphis umbrella and Myzus persicae. The insects mechanically inoculate the malvaceous hosts.[1]

Known hosts of the virus include Malva neglecta, M. nicaensis, M. parviflora, M. rotundifolia, M. sylvestris, Lavatera assurgentiflora, L. cretica, L. trimestris.[1] In addition to the natural hosts, infection can be experimentally induced in some other species of the Malvaceae or mallow family. MVCV causes vein clearing and yellow mosaicism.[1]

Geographical distribution
Tasmania, Brazil, the former Czechoslovakia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Portugal, California, Russia, the former Yugoslavia.[1]

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