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Viruses with Common Name: Maize streak virus (MSV)

Mastrevirus storeyi

Taxonomy
Family: Geminiviridae
Genus: Mastrevirus
Subgenus: -
Species: Mastrevirus storeyi
Hosts & Location
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
Host in DRC: Zea mays
Neighboring countries: Rwanda, Tanzania, Congo, Angola, Uganda, Burundi, Zambia, Central African Republic, Sudan
Provinces (DRC): Lomami

Additional Info
Common Name: Maize streak virus (MSV)
ICTV ID: ICTV19780758
Genome: ssDNA(+/-)
Status: -
ViralZone: View

Diseases & Transmission
Diseases: Maize streak disease
Symptoms: Chlorotic or white streaking or lesions.
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)

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