Group Group IV ((+)ssRNA) Genus Potyvirus Higher classification Potyvirus | Family Potyviridae Scientific name Turnip mosaic virus Rank Species | |
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Similar Potyvirus, Potyviridae, Tobacco etch virus, Lettuce mosaic virus, Potato virus Y | ||
Plant physiology turnip mosaic virus moves systemically through both phloem and xylem
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.
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