Plant Disease (2000) 84, 1185-1189

A. Kritzman, H. Beckelman, S. Alexandrov, J. Cohen, M. Lampel, M. Zeidan, B. Raccah and A. Gera (2000)
Lisianthus leaf necrosis: A new disease of lisianthus caused by iris yellow spot virus
Plant Disease 84 (11), 1185-1189
Abstract: Unusual viral symptoms were seen on lisianthus (Eustoma russellianum) grown in the Besor area in Israel. Symptoms included necrotic spots and rings on leaves and systemic necrosis. Preliminary analyses suggested that the disease was caused by a tospovirus. Virus particles typical of a tospovirus were observed with electron microscopy in samples taken only from symptomatic leaves. Double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay tests of leaf sap, extracted from lisianthus and mechanically inoculated indicator plants, gave a strong positive reaction to Iris yellow spot virus (IYSV). Polyclonal antibodies prepared against IYSV enabled specific detection of the virus in crude sap from infected plants. Western blot analysis showed that IYSV was serologically distinct from Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). Primers specific to the nucleocapsid gene of IYSV were used in a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay (RT-PCR) to verify the presence of IYSV. RT-PCR gave an expected PCR product of approximately 850 bp. The sequence of the cloned nucleocapsid gene confirmed the identity of IYSV, thus confirming IYSV infection of lisianthus. This is the first report of IYSV infection in dicotyledons.
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Database assignments for author(s): Abed Gera, Benjamin Raccah

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Orthotospovirus iridimaculaflavi	Eustoma (crop)	Israel