Published in:
01-12-2010 | Annotated Sequence Record
Complete nucleotide sequence of the type isolate of Cowpea mild mottle virus from Ghana
Authors:
W. Menzel, S. Winter, H. J. Vetten
Published in:
Archives of Virology
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Issue 12/2010
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Excerpt
Cowpea mild mottle virus (CPMMV) was first reported to cause systemic mottling, chlorotic blotches and leaf malformations in cowpea (
Vigna unguiculata L.) in 1973 [
5] and to be widespread in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa. Since then, it has been described to naturally infect other leguminous crops such as peanut (
Arachis hypogaea L.), soybean (
Glycine max L.) and common bean (
Phaseolus vulgaris L.) [
19]. CPMMV symptoms are thought to vary seasonally. On peanut, it might cause systemic chlorosis, chlorotic rings, leaf rolling or veinal necrosis, and on soybean, it is known to cause chlorosis, vein mosaic, and apical necrosis or other malformations [
5,
12,
13,
15]. …