Taxonomy

Family: Tombusviridae

Genus: Umbravirus

Realm: Riboviria

Kingdom: Orthornavirae

Phylum: Kitrinoviricota

Class: Tolucaviricetes

Order: Tolivirales

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Host Range

Main Hosts:
Arachis hypogaea

Other Hosts:
Nicotiana benthamiana, Phaseolus vulgaris, Vigna unguiculata, Cajanus cajan

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Geographic Distribution

Neighboring countries:
Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Gabon, Kenya, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia.

Provinces (DRC):
No details

Disease Information

Disease: Groundnut rosette disease
Symptoms: Chlorosis, green rosette, mosaic rosette

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Transmission

Modes:
No efficient mechanical transmission or seed transmission either.

Vectors:
Aphididae = Aphis craccivora (persistent)

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Additional Information

ICTV ID: ICTV19952482

Genome: ssRNA(+)

Status:

ViralZone: View

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References

• IITA, 2008