Genus Dianthovirus


Compiled for the VIth ICTV Report by Lommel SA


Taxonomic Structure of the Genus
ICTVdB - Description of the Genus

References cited in the VIth ICTV Report

Gould AR, Francki RIB, Hatta T, Hollings M (1981) The bipartite genome of red clover necrotic mosaic virus. Virology 108: 499-506

Hiruki C (1987) The Dianthoviruses: A distinct group of isometric plant viruses with bipartite genome. Adv Virus Res 33: 257-300

Hiruki C, Rao ALN, Furuya Y, Figueiredo G (1984) Serological studies of dianthoviruses using monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. J Gen Virol 65: 2273-2275

Koonin EV (1991) The phylogeny of RNA-dependent RNA polymerases of positive-strand RNA viruses. J Gen Virol 72: 2197-2206

Koonin EV (1991) Phylogeny of capsid proteins of small icosahedral RNA plant viruses. J Gen Virol 72: 1481-1486

Lommel SA, Weston-Fina M, Xiong Z, Lomonossoff GP (1988) The nucleotide sequence of red clover necrotic mosaic virus RNA-2. Nucl Acids Res 16: 8587-8602

Morales FJ, Castaņo M, Calvert LA, Arroyave J (1992) Furcraea necrotic streak virus: an apparent new member of the dianthovirus group. J Phytopathology 134: 247-254

Osman TAM, Buck KW (1987) Replication of red clover necrotic mosaic virus RNA in cowpea: RNA-1 replicates independently of RNA-2. J Gen Virol 68: 289-296

Osman TAM, Buck KW (1990) Double-stranded RNAs isolated from plant tissue infected with red clover necrotic mosaic virus correspond to genomic and subgenomic single-stranded RNAs. J Gen Virol 71: 945-948

Osman TAM, Miller SJ, Marriott AC, Buck KW (1991) Nucleotide sequence of RNA-2 of a Czechoslovakian isolate of red clover necrotic mosaic virus. J Gen Virol 72: 213-216

Tremaine JH, Ronald WP, Valcic A (1976) Aggregation properties of carnation ringspot virus. Phytopathology 66: 34-39

Xiong Z, Lommel SA (1989) The complete nucleotide sequence and genome organization of red clover necrotic mosaic virus. Virology 171: 543-554


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Author: C. Büchen-Osmond Created May, 95 Last updated: 28 June, 1995