Open AccessMultiplication of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in the Leafhopper Peregrinus maidis (Ashm.), a Vector of a Plant Rhabdovirus
Author(s) -
Jorge Lastra,
José Esparza
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of general virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1465-2099
pISSN - 0022-1317
DOI - 10.1099/0022-1317-32-1-139
Subject(s) - biology , vesicular stomatitis virus , virology , leafhopper , vesicular stomatitis indiana virus , inoculation , vector (molecular biology) , vesicular stomatitis , host (biology) , virus , pieris brassicae , rhabdoviridae , veterinary medicine , botany , larva , horticulture , hemiptera , ecology , gene , genetics , recombinant dna , medicine
Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) was found to multiply efficiently in whole Peregrinus maidis (Ashm.). the leafhopper vector of maize mosaic virus (MMV), a plant rhabdovirus. Insects were inoculated with VSV by means of a microsyringe, collected at 1-day intervals and tested individually for the presence of virus. Exponential virus multiplication occurred within the first 4 days, reaching titres of 10(6) p.f.u. per insect in days 5 to 10 after inoculation. These observations show that a common host is avialable to study the multiplication of a plant and an animal rhabdovirus.