Taxonomy

Family: Virgaviridae

Genus: Tobravirus

Realm: Riboviria

Kingdom: Orthornavirae

Phylum: Kitrinoviricota

Class: Alsuviricetes

Order: Martellivirales

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Host Range

Main Hosts:
-

Other Hosts:
Nicotiana clevelandii, Chenopodium amaranticolor, Chenopodium hybridum, Chenopodium quinoa, Cucumis melo, Cucumis sativus, Phaseolis vulgaris

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Geographic Distribution

Neighboring countries:
Burundi

Provinces (DRC):
No details

Disease Information

Disease: Tobacco Rattle disease
Symptoms: Chlorotic or necrotic local lesions; not systemic.

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Transmission

Modes:
Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation; transmitted by grafting; transmitted by seed

Vectors:
(Nematode) Paratrichodorus allius, P. anemones, P. christiei, P. nanus, P. pachydermus, P. teres, Trichodorus minor, T. primitivus, T. viruliferus; Trichodoridae.

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Additional Information

ICTV ID: ICTV19710327

Genome: ssRNA(+)

Status:

ViralZone: View

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References

• Eppo, sd; Mulema et al., 2025