DESCRIPTION OF VIRUSES

Family Bromoviridae

Genus Ilarvirus

Genus Ilarvirus

Type Species

Tobacco streak virus

(TSV)

Virion Properties

Morphology

Virions are quasi-isometric or occasionally bacilliform, and are about 30  nm in diameter.

Nucleic Acid

There is a short region of sequence similarity at the 3-ends of the RNAs.

Proteins

The capsid protein is required for activation of replication, but may be substituted with capsid protein from the genus Alfamovirus.

Antigenic Properties

Viruses in each subgroup are all serologically related, and there are also some serological cross-reactions between certain subgroups; however, there are no cross-reactions between subgroup 1 viruses and any other viruses.

Biological Properties

The viruses infect mainly woody plants.

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

The criteria demarcating species in the genus are:

Serology,

Host range,

Sequence similarity (specific levels of sequence similarity have not been defined).

List of Species in the Genus

Official virus species names are in italics. Tentative virus species names, alternative names ( ), strains or serotypes are not italicized. Virus names, CMI/AAB description numbers ( ), genome sequence accession numbers [ ], and assigned abbreviations ( ) are:

Species in the Genus

Clusters of viruses (Subgroup 1-7) that are antigenically related are indicated in the list.

Subgroup 1

Hydrangea mosaic virus

[U35145]

(HdMV)

Tobacco streak virus (44)

[X00435, V00600, J02416, J02417, U80934, U75538]

(TSV)

Subgroup 2

Asparagus virus 2 (288)

[U93600, U93601, U93602, X86352]

(AV-2)

Citrus leaf rugose virus (164)

[U23715, U17726, U17390]

(CiLRV)

Citrus variegation virus (164)

[U93604, U93605, U17389]

(CVV)

Elm mottle virus (139)

[U85399, U85400, U85401, U85402, U85407, U57047, U34050, U57048]

(EMoV)

Spinach latent virus (281)

[U93192, U93193, U93194]

(SpLV)

Tulare apple mosaic virus (42)

(TAMV)

Subgroup 3

Apple mosaic virus (83)

[L03726, U03857, U15608]

(ApMV)

Blueberry shock virus

(BlShV)

Humulus japonicus latent virus

(HJLV)

Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (5)

[L38823, S78312, Y07568, U57046]

(PNRSV)

Subgroup 4

Prune dwarf virus (19)

[U57648, L28145, U31310]

(PDV)

Subgroup 5

American plum line pattern virus (280)

(APLPV)

Subgroup 6

Parietaria mottle virus

(PMoV)

Subgroup 7

Fragaria chiloensis latent virus

(FClLV)

Lilac ring mottle virus (201)

[U17391]

(LiRMoV)

Tentative Species in the Genus

None reported.


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