Petunia vein clearing virus

Petunia vein clearing virus (PVCV)
Virus classification
Group: Group VII (dsDNA-RT)
Family: Caulimoviridae
Genus: Petuvirus
Species: Petunia vein clearing virus

Petunia vein clearing virus (PVCV) is a virus of the family Caulimoviridae. This virus is known to infect plants, specifically Petunia hybrida. It carries a 7205 base pair genome of double-stranded DNA within isometric viral particles.[1] PVCV can exist as an endogenous provirus within the P. hybrida genome and may be induced by environmental stress or wounding.[2] Infections with PVCV may generally be asymptomatic under favorable growing conditions, though active infections may cause vein clearing or yellowing of leaves (chlorosis).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Richert-Pöggeler, K.R; Shepherd, R.J (1997). "Petunia Vein-Clearing Virus: A Plant Pararetrovirus with the Core Sequences for an Integrase Function". Virology 236 (1): 137–146. doi:10.1006/viro.1997.8712.
  2. ↑ Richert-Pöggeler, KR; Noreen, F; Schwarzacher, T; Harper, G; Hohn, T (Sep 15, 2003). "Induction of infectious petunia vein clearing (pararetro) virus from endogenous provirus in petunia.". The EMBO Journal 22 (18): 4836–45. doi:10.1093/emboj/cdg443. PMC 212712. PMID 12970195.
  3. ↑ Harper, G; Hull, R; Lockhart, B; Olszewski, N (2002). "Viral sequences integrated into plant genomes.". Annual Review of Phytopathology 40: 119–36. doi:10.1146/annurev.phyto.40.120301.105642. PMID 12147756.

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