エビネ(Calanthe sp.)から分離されたOdontoglossum Ringspot　Virus

A rod-shape virus isolated from Calanthe sp. showing chlorotic mottle on the leaves, collected in Ibaraki Prefecture, was identified as odontoglossum ringspot virus(ORSV). The isolate,designated as Cal.92-1T, was transmitted by sap-inoculation to 14 out of 40 species in 6 out of 12 families. The virus particles were rod-shaped, about 310 nm long. In ultrahtin sections, the dispersed and aggregated virus particles were observed in the cytoplasm of the cells of the infected leaves of Chenopodium quinoa. The virus contained a single protein species of Mr 20,600. The Mr of the capsid proteins(Cal.92-1T) was similar to those of three other ORSV isolates(Cy-1,Cy-46,Cy-Kei). Cal.92-1T isolate(Cy-1), suggesting that Cal.92-1T was serologically very similar to the other ORSV isolates. Three species of dsRNA were isolated from plants infected with Cal.92-1T and they were similar to those of three other ORSV isolates.