Raspberry latent virus: a new virus on raspberry
Raspberry latent virus (RpLV) is a newly characterized virus (Reoviridae) found in commercial raspberry (Rubus idaeus) fields in Oregon, Washington (US) and British Columbia (CA). Unlike other reoviruses, which are transmitted by Delphicidae and Cidadellicae, RpLV is transmitted, with a low efficiency rate, by aphids (e.g. Amphorophora agathonica). Considering the genetic features of RpLV and its transmission by aphids, it is suggested that it could belong to a new genus tentatively called Raslavirus.
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Quito-Avila DF, Lightle D, Lee J, Martin RR (2012) Transmission biology of Raspberry latent virus, the first aphid-borne reovirus. Phytopathology 102(5), 547-553.