Taxonomy

Family: Geminiviridae

Genus: Mastrevirus

Realm: Floreoviria

Kingdom: Shotokuvirae

Phylum: Cressdnaviricota

Class: Repensiviricetes

Order: Geplafuvirales

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Host Range

Main Hosts:
Zea mays

Other Hosts:
Avena sativa, Hordeum vulgare, Secale cereale, Sorghum bicolor, Triticum aestivum, Zea mays, Saccharum spp., Panicum maximum, Setaria verticillata, Digitaria abyssinica, Digitaria velutina, Cenchrus echinatus, Brachiaria reptens, Coix lacryma-jobi, Chloris gayana, Pennisetum purpureum, Sorghum sudanense, Eleusine africana, Eleusine indica, Rottboellia exaltata, Setaria homonyma, Setaria pallidifusca, Urochloa panicoides, Urochloa trichopus

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Geographic Distribution

Neighboring countries:
Rwanda, Tanzania, Congo, Angola, Uganda, Burundi, Zambia, Central African Republic, Sudan

Provinces (DRC):
Lomami

Disease Information

Disease: Maize streak disease
Symptoms: Chlorotic or white streaking or lesions.

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Transmission

Modes:
No details

Vectors:
Cicadellidae = Cicadulina mbila, C. arachidis, C. bipunctella, C. triangula, C. bimaculata, C. similis, C. latens, C. ghaurii, C. parazeae (persistent)

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Additional Information

ICTV ID: ICTV19780758

Genome: ssDNA(+/-)

Status:

ViralZone: View

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References

• Thottappilly et al., 1993, Asanzi, 2003 and Emeraghi et al,, 2021