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Brome mosaic virus (Brome mosaic virus )
Brome mosaic virus
Brome mosaic virus
BMV, Brome mosaic bromovirus
Africa; South Africa; Asia; Europe; Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, UK; North America: Canada, USA; South America: Brazil.
AR, IL, KS, OH,
2025-08-19
virus
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corn, barley, grasses, wheat
BMV000
Brome Mosaic Virus (BMV) spreads through multiple pathways, though its primary transmission route remains unclear. It is efficiently transmitted mechanically via farm machinery, infected plant sap, purified virions. Low-rate transmission has been observed with insect vectors (flea beetles, aphids) and nematodes, as well as through wheat stem rust spores. BMV can also persist in water, indicating it can survive outside hosts and vectors. While seed transmission is generally not considered a major pathway, some older reports have suggested the possibility under certain conditions, though evidence remains limited.
1 Known Hosts
Zea mays
corn
No
DPV WEB, BMV000-1, BMV000-2, BMV000-3, BMV000-4, BMV000-5, BMV000-6, BMV000-7, BMV000-8, BMV000-9, BMV000-10
In corn, Brome mosaic virus is primarily transmitted by beetles, nematodes, and aphids, and can also be spread mechanically. Natural spread in corn occurs via these vectors rather than seed. Although one study reported seed transmission in wheat, recent evidence does not support seed as a pathway.
cultural
Implementing proper cultural practices and maintaining sanitation are effective for managing the virus and its vectors.
2025-08-19 10:05:24
DPV WEB
Description of Plant Viruses ; http://dpvweb.net/dpv/
BMV000-1
Trzmiel, K., Zarzyńska-Nowak, A., Lewandowska, M., & Szydło, W. (2016). Identification of new Brome mosaic virus (BMV) isolates systemically infecting Vigna unguiculata L. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 145(1), 233-238.
BMV000-2
Lane, L. C. (1974). The Bromoviruses. In M. A. Lauffer, F. B. Bang, K. Maramorosch, & K. M. Smith (Eds.), Advances in Virus Research 19 (pp. 151–220). New York: Academic Press.
BMV000-3
Lane, L. C. (1977). Brome mosaic virus. CMI/AAB. Description of Plant Viruses, No. 180.
BMV000-4
Von Wechmar, M. B., Kaufmann, A., Desmarais, F., & Rybicki, E. P. (1984). Detection of Seed‐Transmitted Brome Mosaic Virus by ELISA, Radial Immunodiffusion and Immunoelectroblotting Tests. Journal of Phytopathology, 109(4), 341-352.
BMV000-5
Sõmera, M., Gantsovski, M., Truve, E., & Sooväli, P. (2016). First report of brome mosaic virus in wheat in Estonia. Plant Disease, 100(10), 2175-2175.
BMV000-6
Moline, H. E., & Ford, R. E. (1974). Bromegrass mosaic virus infection of seedling roots of Zea mays, Triticum aestivum, Avena sativa and Hordeum vulgare. Physiological Plant Pathology, 4(2), 209-217.
BMV000-7
Ranabhat NB, Fellers JP, Bruce MA, Rupp JLS. Brome mosaic virus detected in Kansas wheat co-infected with other common wheat viruses. Front Plant Sci. 2023
BMV000-8
Hodge, B. A., Salgado, J. D., Paul, P. A., & Stewart, L. R. (2019). Characterization of an Ohio isolate of Brome mosaic virus and its impact on the development and yield of soft red winter wheat. Plant Disease, 103(6), 1101-1111.
BMV000-9
Mise, K. and Pocsai, E., 2004. Brome mosaic. In: Lapierre, H. and Signoret, P.A. (Eds.),Viruses and Virus Diseases of Poaceae (Gramineae), Paris: INRA
BMV000-10
He, G., Zhang, Z., Sathanantham, P., Diaz, A., & Wang, X. (2021). Brome mosaic virus (Bromoviridae). Encyclopedia of virology, 252.
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