Taxonomy

Family: Potyviridae

Genus: Potyvirus

Realm: Riboviria

Kingdom: Orthornavirae

Phylum: Pisuviricota

Class: Stelpaviricetes

Order: Patatavirales

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Host Range

Main Hosts:
-

Other Hosts:
Sorghum bicolor, Panicum spp., Eleusine spp., Setaria spp., Zea mays

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Geographic Distribution

Neighboring countries:
Rwanda

Provinces (DRC):
North Kivu, South Kivu

Disease Information

Disease: Sugarcane mosaic disease (SCMD), maize lethal necrosis (MLN)
Symptoms: Mosaic and/or ringspots, stunting, Leaf distortion and narrowing

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Transmission

Modes:
Mechanical inoculation; grafting; seed

Vectors:
Aphididae = Dactynotus ambrosiae, Hysteroneura setariae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Toxoptera graminum

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Additional Information

ICTV ID: ICTV19760782

Genome: ssRNA(+)

Status:

ViralZone: View

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References

• Alegria et al., 2003