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 is efficiently transmitted mechanically via farm machinery and infected plant sap. 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 an older report notes possible seed transmission in wheat, under certain conditions, it is generally not considered a major pathway.