Habenaria Mosaic Virus, A New Member of Potyvirus from Habenaria radiata Orchid

A potyvirus, isolated from Habenaria radiaata showing severe mosaic in the leaves named habenaria mosaic virus(HaMV). HaMV was transmitted by inoculation of sap to 6 of 41 species from 4 of 12 families. Systemic infection was cauded in Habenaria radiata, and local infection was produced in Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quinoa, Spinacia olracea, Tetragonia expansa and Gomphrena globosa. HaMV was also transmitted by Myzus persicae in a non persistent manner, but not by Aphis gossypii. The virus has filamentous particles of c. 750×13nm. Sap from inoculated C. quinoa was infective after dilution to 10-5 but not 10-6, after 10 min at 60℃ but 65℃, or after 8-16 days at 20℃.In ultrathin sections of diseased leaves of Habenaria radiata and inoculated C. quinoa, virus particles were found to disperse in the cytoplasm. Cylindrical inclusions were present in the cytoplasm of infected cells, as pinwheels, scrolls or tubes. The inclusions observed in negatively stained crude sap preparations exhibited fine linear striation at about 5.2 nm intervals.The antiserum to HaMV produced by immunizing a rabbit had a titer of 1/512(precipitin test). HaMV showed distant serological relationships to potyvirus;alstroemeria mosaic virus, bean yellow mosaic virus, calanthe mild mosaic virus, clover yellow vein virus, dendrobium mosaic virus, freesia mosaic virus, turnip mosaic virus and watermelon mosaic virus 2.