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Opium poppy mosaic virus, a new umbravirus isolated from Papaver somniferum in New Zealand

A novel virus, tentatively named “opium poppy mosaic virus” (OPMV), was isolated from Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) with leaf mosaic and mottling symptoms in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2006. The virus was mechanically transmitted to herbaceous plants of several species, in which it induced local a...

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Published in:Archives of virology 2016-01, Vol.161 (1), p.197-201
Main Authors: Tang, Joe, Lebas, Bénédicte, Liefting, Lia, Veerakone, Stella, Wei, Ting, Ward, Lisa
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Language:English
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Summary:A novel virus, tentatively named “opium poppy mosaic virus” (OPMV), was isolated from Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) with leaf mosaic and mottling symptoms in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2006. The virus was mechanically transmitted to herbaceous plants of several species, in which it induced local and/or systemic symptoms. No virus particles were observed by electron microscopy in the diseased P. somniferum or any of the symptomatic herbaceous plants. The complete genomic sequence of 4230 nucleotides contains four open reading frames (ORF) and is most closely related (59.3 %) to tobacco bushy top virus, a member of the genus Umbravirus. These data suggest that OPMV is a new umbravirus.
ISSN:0304-8608
1432-8798
DOI:10.1007/s00705-015-2651-4