Cymbidium mosaic virus
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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]
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 464–468.
- ^ a b HU J. S. ; FERREIRA S. ; XU M. Q. ; LU M. ; IHA M. ; PFLUM E. ; WANG M. (1994). "Transmission, movement, and inactivation of cymbidium mosaic and odontoglossum ringspot viruses". Plant disease (Plant dis.) 78 (6): 633–636. ISSN 0191-2917.
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