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00.000. Unassigned Viruses

 

Host Groups of Unclassified Viruses

  Group   00.000.1. Vertebrates
Group   00.000.2. Invertebrates
Group   00.000.5. Archaea
Group   00.000.3. Fungi
Group   00.000.4. Plants

 

References (VIIIth ICTV Report)

Vertebrate Viruses

Araguari virus

Karabatsos, N. (ed) (1985). International Catalogue of Arboviruses Including Certain Other Virus of Vertebrates. 3rd ed., San Antonio, Texas. Am. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg.

Zeller, H.G., Karabatsos, N., Calisher, C.H., Digoutte, J.P., Murphy, F.A. and Shope, R.E. (1989). Electron microscopic and antigenic studies of uncharacterized viruses. I. Evidence suggesting the placement of viruses in families Arenaviridae, Paramyxoviridae, or Poxviridae, determined the morphology of Araguari virus was "arenavirus-like". Arch. Virol., 108, 191-209.

Johnston atoll virus

Austin, F.J. (1978). Johnston Atoll virus (Quaranfil group) from Ornithodoros capensis (Ixodoidea: Argasidae) infesting a gannet colony in New Zealand. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 27, 1045-1048.

Karabatsos, N. (ed) (1985). International Catalogue of Arboviruses Including Certain Other Virus of Vertebrates, 3rd ed., San Antonio, Texas. Am. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg.

Zeller, H.G., Karabatsos, N., Calisher, C.H., Digoutte, J.P., Murphy, F.A. and Shope, R.E. (1989). Electron microscopic and antigenic studies of uncharacterized viruses. I. Evidence suggesting the placement of viruses in families Arenaviridae, Paramyxoviridae, or Poxviridae, determined the morphology of Araguari virus was "arenavirus-like". Arch. Virol., 108, 191-209.

Nyamanini virus

Karabatsos, N. (ed) (1985). International catalogue of arboviruses including certain other virus of vertebrates, 3rd ed., San Antonio, Texas. Am. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg.

Kemp, G.E., Lee, V.H. and Moore, D.L. (1975). Isolation of nyaminin and quaranfil viruses from Argas (Persicargas) arboreus ticks in Nigeria. J. Med. Entomol., 12, 535-537.

Quaranfil virus

Karabatsos, N. (ed) (1985). International catalogue of arboviruses including certain other virus of vertebrates, 3rd ed., San Antonio, Texas. Am. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg.

Zeller, H.G., Karabatsos, N., Calisher, C.H., Digoutte, J.P., Murphy, F.A. and Shope, R.E. (1989). Electron microscopic and antigenic studies of uncharacterized viruses. I. Evidence suggesting the placement of viruses in families Arenaviridae, Paramyxoviridae, or Poxviridae, determined the morphology of Araguari virus was "arenavirus-like". Arch. Virol., 108, 191-209.

Invertebrate Viruses

Acyrthosiphon pisum virus

Van der Wilk, F., Dullemans, A.M., Verbeek, M. and van den Heuvel, J.F.J.M. (1997). Nucleotide sequence and genomic organization of Acyrthosiphon pisum virus. Virology, 238, 353-362.

Arkansas bee virus

Bailey, L. and Woods, R.D. (1974). Three previously undescribed viruses form the honey bee. J. Gen. Virol., 25, 175-186.

Lommel, S.A., Morris, T.J. and Pinnock, D.E. (1985). Characterization of nucleic acids associated with Arkansas bee virus. Intervirology, 23, 199-207.

Bee virus X

Bailey, L. and Woods, R.D. (1974). Three previously undescribed viruses form the honey bee. J. Gen. Virol., 25, 175-186.

Bee virus Y

Bailey, L., Carpenter, J.M., Govier, D.A. and Woods, R.D. (1980). Bee virus Y. J. Gen. Virol., 51, 405-407.

Berkeley bee virus

Lommel, S.A., Morris, T.J. and Pinnock, D.E. (1985). Characterisation of nucleic acids associated with Arkansas bee virus. Intervirology, 23, 199-207.

Ceratitis v virus

Plus, N., Veyrunes, J.C. and Cavalloro, R. (1981). Endogenous viruses of Ceratitis capitata Vied. "J.R.C. Ispra" strain, and of C. capitata permanent cell lines. Ann. Virol., 132E, 91-100.

Chronic bee paralysis virus

Bailey, L., and Ball, B.V. (eds) (1991). Honey bee pathology, 2nd ed. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Sidcup, UK.

Cloudy wing virus

Bailey. L., Ball, B.V., Carpenter, J.M. and Woods, R.D. (1980). Small virus-like particles in honeybees associated with chronic bee paralysis virus and with a previously undescribed disease. J. Gen. Virol., 46, 149-155.

Deformed wing virus

Bailey, L. and Ball, B.V. (eds) (1991). Honey bee pathology, 2nd ed. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Sidcup, UK.

Drosophilia A virus

Christian, P.D. and Scotti, P.D. (1998). The picorna-like viruses of insects. In: The Insect Viruses, (L. Miller and L.A. Ball, eds), pp 301-336. Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York.

Drosophila P virus

Christian, P.D. and Scotti, P.D. (1998). The picorna-like viruses of insects. In: The Insect Viruses, (L. Miller and L.A. Ball, eds), pp 301-336. Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York.

Egypt bee virus

Bailey, L., Carpenter, J.M. and Woods, R.D. (1979). Egypt bee virus and Australian isolates of Kashmir bee virus. J. Gen. Virol., 43, 641-647.

Epicerura pergrisea virus

Fedière, G, Lery, X., Dauthuille, D. and Kanga, L. (1987). Evidence of a new picorna-like virus Epicerura pergrisea (Lepidoptera Notodontidae) a pest of Terminalia ivorensis in Ivory Coast. In: Symposium on Integrated Pest Management and Environmental Conservation, Dakar, Senegal 7-10 December 1987.

Galleria cell line virus

Lery, X., Fediere, G., Taha, A., Salah, M. and Giannotti, J. (1997). A new small RNA virus persistently infecting an established cell line of Galleria mellonella, induced by a heterologous infection. J. Invert. Pathol., 69, 7-31.

Gonometa podocarpi virus

Harrap, K.A., Longworth, J.F., Tinsley, T.W. and Brown, K.W. (1966). A non-inclusion virus of Gonometa podocarpi (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae). J. Invert. Pathol., 8, 270-272.

Longworth, J.F., Payne, C.C. and MacLeod, R. (1973). Studies on a virus isolated from Gonometa podocarpi (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae). J. Gen. Virol., 18, 119-125.

Gryllus rubens virus

Boucias, D.G., Maruniak, J.E. and Pendland, J. (1989). Characterization of a non-occluded baculovirus (subgroup C) from the field ricket, Gryllus rubens. Arch. Virol., 106, 93-102.

Heliothis zea virus 1

Burand, J. (1998). Nudiviruses. In: The Insect Viruses, (L. Miller and L.A. Ball, eds), pp 69-90. Plenum Press, New York.

Helicoverpa zea virus-2

Raina, A.K., Adams, R.R., Lupiani, B., Lynn, D.E., Kim, W., Burand, J.P. and Dougherty, E.M. (2000). Further characterization of the gonad-specific virus of corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea. J. Invert. Pathol., 76, 6-12.

Kashmir bee virus

Bailey, L. and Ball, B.V. (eds) (1991). Honey bee pathology. 2nd ed. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Sidcup, UK.

Kawino virus

Pudney, M., Newman, J.F.E. and Brown, F. (1978). Characterization of Kawino virus, an entero-like virus isolated from the mosquito Mansonia uniformis, Diptera: Culicidae. J. Gen. Virol., 40, 433-441.

Kelp fly virus

Scotti, P.D., Gibbs, A.J. and Wrigley, N.G. (1976). Kelp fly virus. J. Gen. Virol., 30, 1-9.

Latoia viridissima virus

Zeddam, J.L., Phillippe, R., Veyrunes, J.C., Fediere, G., Mariau, D. and Bergoin, M. (1990). Etude du ribovirus de Latoia viridissima Holland, ravageur de Palmacae en Afrique de l'Ouest. Oleagineux, 45, 493-498.

Lymantria ninayi virus

Pullin, J.S.K., Black, F., King, L.A., Entwistle, P.F. and Moore, N.F. (1984). Characterization of a small RNA-containing virus in field-collected larvae of the tussock moth, Lymantria ninayi, from Papua New Guinea. Appl. Envir. Microbiol., 48, 504-507.

Maize stem borer virus

Fediere, G., Taha, A.A., Lery, X., Giannotti, J.L., Monsarrat, A. and Abol-Ela, S. (1991). A small RNA virus isolated from the maize stem borer Sesamia cretica Led. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Egypt. Egypt J. Biol. P. Cont., 1, 115-119.

Nezara viridula virus-1

Williamson, C. and von Wechmar, M.B. (1992). Two novel viruses associated with severe disease symptoms of the green stinkbug Nezara viridula. J. Gen. Virol., 73, 2467-2471.

Oryctes rhinoceros virus

Burand, J. (1998). Nudiviruses. In: The Insect Viruses, (L. Miller and L.A. Ball, eds), pp 69-90. Plenum Press, New York.

Pectinophora gossypiella virus

Monsarrat, A., Abol-Ela, S., Abdel-Hamid, L, Fediere, G., El Husseini, M. and Gianotti, J. (1995). A new RNA picorna-like virus in the cotton pink bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella, (lepidopteran: Gelechiidae) in Egypt. Entomophaga, 40, 47-54.

Pteroteinon laufella virus-2

Herder, S., Fediere, G., Kouassi, K.N., Lery, X., Kouevidjin, R., Phillippe, R. and Mariau, D. (1994). Mise en evidence de nouveaux virus a ARN chez Pteroteinon laufella Hewitson (lepidopteran Hesperidae), défoliateur du palmier a huile en Côte-d'Ivoire. Oleagineux, 49, 43-47.

Queensland fruit fly virus

Bashiruddin, J., Martin, J.K. and Reinganum, C. (1988). Queensland fruit fly virus, a probable member of the Picornaviridae. Arch. Virol., 100, 61-74.

Sitobion avenae virus

Allen, M.F. and Ball, B.V. (1990). Purification, characterization and some properties of a virus from the aphid Sitiobion avenae. J. Invert. Pathol., 55, 162-168.

Slow bee paralysis virus

Bailey, L. and Ball, B.V. (eds) (1991). Honey bee pathology, 2nd ed. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Sidcup, UK.

Turnaca rufisquamata virus

Frédière, G., Lery, X., Kouassi, K.N., Herder, S., Veyrunes, J.C. and Mariau, D. (1992). Etude d'un nouveau virus a ARN isolé de Turnaca rufisquamata (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae) defoliateur du palmier a huile en Côte d'Ivoire. Oleagineux, 47, 107-112.

Prokaryote Viruses

Thermoproteus tenax virus 4

Arnold, H.P., Stedman, K.M. and Zillig, W. (1999). Archaeal Phages, in: Encyclopedia of Virology, 2nd edn, (A. Granoff and R.G. Webster, eds), 76-89. Academic Press, London.

Zillig, W., Reiter, W.D., Palm, P., Gropp, F., Neumann, H. and Rettenberger, M. (1988). Viruses of Archaebacteria, in: The Bacteriophages, (R. Calendar, ed), 517-558. Plenum Press, New York.

Fungi Viruses

Agaricus bisporus virus 1

Barton, R.J. and Hollings M (1979). Purification and some properties of two viruses infecting the cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus. J. Gen. Virol., 42, 231-240.

Allomyces arbuscula virus

Khandjian, E.W., Turian, G. and Eisen, H. (1977). Characterization of the RNA mycovirus infecting Allomyces arbuscula. J. Gen. Virol., 35, 415-424.

Aspergillus foetidus virus F

Buck, K.W. and Ratti, G. (1975). Biophysical and biochemical properties of two viruses isolated from Aspergillus foetidus. J. Gen. Virol., 27, 211-224.

Botrytis cinerea virus-CVg25

Vilches, S. and Castillo, A. (1997). A double-stranded RNA virus in Botrytis cinerea. FEMS Microbiol. Let., 155, 125-130.

Botrytis cinerea virus F

Howitt, R.L., Beever, R.E., Pearson, M.N. and Forster, R.L. (2001). Genome characterization of Botrytis virus F, a flexuous rod-shaped mycovirus resembling plant 'potex-like' viruses. J. Gen. Virol., 82, 67-78.

Colletotrichum lindemuthianum virus

Rawlinson, C.J., Carpenter, J.M. and Muthyalu, G. (1975). Double-stranded RNA virus in Colletotrichum lindemuthianum. Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc., 65, 305-341.

Diaporthe RNA virus

Moleleki, N., van Heerden, S.W., Wingfield, M.J., Wingfield, B.D. and Preisig, O. (2003). Transfection of Diaporthe perjuncta with Diaporthe RNA Virus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 69, 3952-3956.

Preisig, O., Moleleki, N., Smit, W.A., Wingfield, B.D. and Wingfield, M.J. (2000). A novel RNA mycovirus in a hypovirulent isolate of the plant pathogen Diaporthe ambigua. J. Gen. Virol., 81, 3107-3114.

Fusarium graminearum virus-DK21

Chu, Y-L., Jeon, J.-J., Yea, S.-J., Kim, Y-H., Yun, S.-H., Lee, Y.-W. and Kim, K.-H. (2002). Doublestranded RNA mycovirus from Fusarium graminearum. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 68, 2529-2534.

Gaeumannomyces graminis virus 45/101-C

Buck, K.W. (1984). A new dsRNA virus from Gaeumannomyces graminis. J. Gen. Virol., 65, 987-990.

Helminthosporium maydis virus

Bozarth, R.F. (1977). Biophysical and biochemical characterization of virus-like particles containing a high molecular weight dsRNA from Helminthosporium maydis. Virology, 80, 149-157.

Lafrance isometric virus

Goodin, M.M., Schlagnhaufer, B. and Romaine, C.P. (1992). Encapsidation of the LaFrance diseasespecific dsRNAs in 36 nm isometric virus-like particles. Phytopathol., 82, 285-290.

Lentinus edodes virus

Ushiyama, R. and Nakai, Y. (1982). Ultrastructural features of virus-like particles from Lentinus edodes. Virology, 123, 93-101.

Perconia circinata virus

Dunkle, L.D. (1974). Double-stranded RNA mycovirus in Perconia circinata. Physiol. Plant Pathol., 4, 107-116.

Plant Viruses

Black raspberry necrosis virus

Jones, A.T. (1988). Black raspberry necrosis virus. CMI/AAB Descriptions of Plant Viruses, 333.

Brachypodium yellow streak virus

Edwards, M.-L., Cooper, J.I., Massalskì, P.R. and Green, B. (1985). Some properties of a virus-like agent found in Brachypodium sylvaticum in the United Kingdom. Plant Pathology, 34, 95-104.

Cassava Ivorian bacilliform virus

Fargette, D., Roberts, I.M. and Harrison, B.D. (1991). Particle purification and properties of cassava Ivorian bacilliform virus. Ann. Appl. Biol., 119, 303 - 312.

Fargette, D. and Harrison, B.D. (1998). Cassava Ivorian Bacilliform Virus. AAB Descriptions of Plant Viruses 361.

Chara australis virus

Skotnicki, A., Gibbs, A. and Wrigley, N.G. (1976). Further studies on Chara corallina virus. Virology, 75, 457-468.

Flame chlorosis virus

Haber, S., Kim, W., Gillespie, R. and Tekauz, A. (1990). Flame chlorosis: a new, soil-transmitted virus-like disease in barley in Manitoba. J. Phytopath., 129, 245-256

Haber, S., Barr, D.J.S., Chong, J., Tekauz, A. and Kim, W. (1993). Flame chlorosis, a novel, soiltransmited, viruslike disease of spring cereals and wild grasses is linked to Pythium spp. Proceedings of the 2nd International working group on plant viruses with fungal vectors (C. Hiruki, ed), pp. 115-118.

Hart's tongue fern mottle virus

Hull, R. (1968). A virus disease of Hart's tongue fern. Virology, 35, 333-335.

Hawaiian rubus leaf curl virus

Jones, A.T., Roberts, I.M., McGavin, W.J. (2004). Unusual filamentous virus-like particles in symptomless blackberry associated with severe leaf curling in the virus indicator Rubus macraei, and anomalous data using a degenerate badnavirus primer in PCR of Rubus species. Ann. Appl. Biol., 144, 87-94.

Maize white line mosaic virus

de Zoeten, G.A. and Reddick, B.B. (1984). Maize white line mosaic virus. CMI/AAB Descriptions of Plant Viruses, 283, 4 pp.

Nicotiana velutina mosaic virus

Randles, J.R. (1978). Nicotiana velutina mosaic virus. CMI/AAB Descriptions of Plant Viruses, 189, 4 pp.

Randles, J.R. and Rohde, W. (1990). Nicotiana velutina mosaic virus: evidence for a bipartite genome comprising 3 kb and 8 kb RNAs. J. Gen. Virol., 71, 1019-1027.

Orchid fleck virus

Blanchfield, A.L., Mackenzie, A.M., Gibbs, A., Kondo, H., Tamada, T. and Wilson, C.R. (2001). Identification of Orchid fleck virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and analysis of isolate relationships. J. Phytopathol., 149, 713-718.

Parsley latent virus

Bos, L., Huttinga, H. and Maat, D.Z. (1979). Parsley latent virus, a new and prevalent seedtransmitted, possibly harmless virus of Petroselinum crispum. Neth. J. Pl. Pathol., 85, 125-136.

Pelargonium zonate spot virus<

Finetti-Sialer, M. and Gallitelli, D. (2003). Complete nucleotide sequence of Pelargonium zonate spot virus and its relationship with the family Bromoviridae. J. Gen. Virol., 84, 3143-3151.

Pigeon pea sterility mosaic virus

Kulkani, N.K., Kumar, P.L., Muniyappa, V., Jones, A.T. and Reddy, D.V.R. (2002). Tranmission of Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus by the Eriophyid mite Aceria cajani (Acari: Arthropoda). Ann. Appl. Biol., 140,87-96.

Kumar, P.L., Duncan, G.H., Roberts, I.M., Jones, A.T. and Reddy, D.V.R. (2002). Cytology of pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus in pigeonpea and Nicotiana benthamiana: similarities with those of eriophyid mite-borne agents of undefined etiology. Phytopathology, 93, 71-81.

Tulip streak virus

Morikawa, T., Taga, Y. and Natsuaki, T. (2004). Tulip streak virus, a novel virus detected from tulip with streaking. Jap. J. Phytopathol., 170, (in press).

Watercress yellow spot virus

Walsh, J.A. and Clay, C.M. (1993). A summary of research on watercress yellow spot and its fungal vector Spongospora subterranea f. sp. nasturtii. Proceedings of the 2nd International working group on plant viruses with fungal vectors (C. Hiruki, ed), pp 111-114.

White clover virus l

Gardiner T.J., Pearson M.N., Hopcroft D.H. and Forster R.L.S. (1995). Characterization of a labile RNA virus-like agent from white clover. Ann. Appl. Biol., 126, 91-104.

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Mayo, M.A., Christian, P.D., Hillman, B.I., Brunt, A.A. and Desselberger, U.


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