The properties were determined of olive latent virus 2 (OLV2), a virus isolated years ago from symptomless olive trees in Apulia (southern Italy). OLV2 had a restricted range of experimental hosts and particles of different shape: quasispherical c. 26nm in diameter and bacilliform 37, 43, 48 and 55 nm long and 18 nm wide. Virus particles sedimented as several components in sucrose density gradients, but banded as a single component with buoyant density of 1.36 g/cm3 and 1.30 g/cm3 at equilibrium in caesium chloride and caesium sulphate gradients, respectively. Infectivity was associated with the fast sedimenting fractions which contained bacilliform particles. The coat protein was constituted by a single polypeptide with a mol. wt of c. 24,000 daltons. Virions contained ssRNA that accounted for c. 19% of the particle weight, and occurred as four major species with an apparent size of 3300, 2800, 2450 and 2100 nucleotides, and three minor species with apparent size of 500, 300 and 200 nucleotides. All RNAs were encapsidated but the infectivity was associated with the larger ones. Smaller RNAs were virus-specific, as they had sequence homology with the larger species. OLV 2 was serologically unrelated to pelargonium zonate spot, Ourmia melon and Epirus cherry viruses and to several members of the family Bromoviridae. It represents a viral species differing from those described in the literature
Vengono descritte le caratteristiche del virus latente 2 dell'olivo (OLV2) isolato anni addietro in Puglia da piante senza sintomi. Il virus hauna gamma ristretta di ospiti artificiali e particelle di varia forma e dimensione: quasi sferiche di 26 nm di diametro e bacilliformi di 37, 43, 48 e 55 nm di lunghezza e 18 nm di larghezza. I gradienti di densita i preparati virali sedimentano a diversa velocita ma nell'equilibrio in cloruro o solfato di cesio danno una sola banda con densita di galleggiamento di 1.36 g/cm3 e 1.30 g/cm3. L'infettivita e associata alle particelle bacilliformi. La proteina capsidica eun polipeptide con p.m. di 24,000 daltons e l'acido nucleico e un RNA monocatenario costituito da sette distinte molecole di cui le quattro maggiori sono composte di 3300, 2800, 2450 e 2100 nucleotidi e le piu piccole di 500, 300 e 200 nucleotidi ciascuna. Tutti e sette gli RNA sono incapsidati ma solo i piu grandi sono infettivi. Gli RNA minori sono virus-specifici e hanno forte omologia di sequenza con quelli di maggiore dimensione. OLV2 e distinto da membri della famiglia Bromoviridae e da altri virus con particelle pleomorfiche e/o bacilliformi e costituisceuna specie virale a se stante diversa da quelle finora note
Properties of olive latent virus 2
Grieco F;
1992
Abstract
The properties were determined of olive latent virus 2 (OLV2), a virus isolated years ago from symptomless olive trees in Apulia (southern Italy). OLV2 had a restricted range of experimental hosts and particles of different shape: quasispherical c. 26nm in diameter and bacilliform 37, 43, 48 and 55 nm long and 18 nm wide. Virus particles sedimented as several components in sucrose density gradients, but banded as a single component with buoyant density of 1.36 g/cm3 and 1.30 g/cm3 at equilibrium in caesium chloride and caesium sulphate gradients, respectively. Infectivity was associated with the fast sedimenting fractions which contained bacilliform particles. The coat protein was constituted by a single polypeptide with a mol. wt of c. 24,000 daltons. Virions contained ssRNA that accounted for c. 19% of the particle weight, and occurred as four major species with an apparent size of 3300, 2800, 2450 and 2100 nucleotides, and three minor species with apparent size of 500, 300 and 200 nucleotides. All RNAs were encapsidated but the infectivity was associated with the larger ones. Smaller RNAs were virus-specific, as they had sequence homology with the larger species. OLV 2 was serologically unrelated to pelargonium zonate spot, Ourmia melon and Epirus cherry viruses and to several members of the family Bromoviridae. It represents a viral species differing from those described in the literatureI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


