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01-08-2009 | Annotated Sequence Record
Molecular characterization of a new macluravirus from yam in Yunnan, China
Authors:
J.-G. Wang, X.-J. Zou, H.-Y. Zheng, Michael J. Adams, H.-R. Chen, J.-P. Chen
Published in:
Archives of Virology
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Issue 8/2009
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Excerpt
Yams (
Dioscorea spp.) are important in China as vegetables and as sources of traditional herbal medicine. They suffer from various viral diseases, but there has only been one small study of them in China [
6]. We have investigated the viruses associated with diseased yams at two farms 5 km apart in Yongsheng county, Yunnan province. Samples 1–3 from
D. zingbierensis had a combination of vein clearing, veinal necrosis and chlorotic symptoms on the expanded leaves. Samples 1 and 2 were from the same farm. Sample 4 from
D. parviflora (same site as sample 3) had systemic chlorosis, mottling and mosaic symptoms that also affected the newly emerging leaves. …
