Taxonomy

Family: Solemoviridae

Genus: Sobemovirus

Realm: Riboviria

Kingdom: Orthornavirae

Phylum: Pisuviricota

Class: Pisoniviricetes

Order: Sobelivirales

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Host Range

Main Hosts:
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Other Hosts:
Oryza sativa, Oryza barthii,Oryza glaberrima, Dinebra retroflexa, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinocloa crus-pavonis, Echinocloa pyrimidalis, Eleusine indica, Eragrostis ciliaris, Eragrostis tenuifolia, Ischaemum rugosum, Panicum maximum, Panicum repens

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Geographic Distribution

Neighboring countries:
Chad, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda

Provinces (DRC):
South Kivu

Disease Information

Disease: Rice yellow mottle disease (RYMD)
Symptoms: Streaking, mottling, discolouration and malformation of leaves, death of young plants

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Transmission

Modes:
leaf contact and abiotic factors

Vectors:
Sesselia pusilla, Chaetocnema pulla, Trichispa serica et Dicladispa viridicyanea.

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Additional Information

ICTV ID: ICTV19911831

Genome: ssRNA(+)

Status:

ViralZone: View

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References

• Hubert et al., 2013