Bamboo mosaic virus
species of virus
Bamboo mosaic virus (BaMV) is a plant pathogenic virus in the genus Potexvirus and the family Alphaflexiviridae. BaMV is a filamentous, flexuous rod, 490 nm in length and 15 nm in width. The virus has been fully sequenced and it is 6366 nucleotides long.
Like other members of the genus Potexvirus, BaMV is a monopartite strand of positive-sense, single-stranded RNA surrounded by a capsid made for a single viral encoded protein. No insect vector is known. However, it is easily mechanically transmitted on contaminated tools used for propagation or harvesting.
Distribution
It was first isolated in 1974 from two species of bamboo (Bambusa multiples and B. vulgaris) in Brazil. In 1991 it was reported in two other bamboo species (B. oldhammi and Dendrocalamus latiflorus) in Taiwan. Bamboo plants infected with this virus have been found in other Pacific Islands like Hawaii and the Philippines. It has also been found in bamboo plants in Australia.
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