Taxonomy

Family: Potyviridae

Genus: Potyvirus

Realm: Riboviria

Kingdom: Orthornavirae

Phylum: Pisuviricota

Class: Stelpaviricetes

Order: Patatavirales

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Host Range

Main Hosts:
Zea mays

Other Hosts:
Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor, Sorghum helepense

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Geographic Distribution

Neighboring countries:
Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Provinces (DRC):
No details

Disease Information

Disease: Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN)
Symptoms: Mosaic and occasionally dwarfing

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Transmission

Modes:
Seed-transmitted

Vectors:
Schizaphis graminum, Aphis maidiradicis, Aphis craccivora, Aphis fabae, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Myzus persicae, Aphis gossypii (non-persistent)

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Additional Information

ICTV ID: ICTV19911789

Genome: ssRNA(+)

Status:

ViralZone: View

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References

• Eppo, sd