Table 3.
Classification of PPV strains, their first identification, characterization and distribution. * - isolate, ** - sour cherry isolate with unclear taxonomic relationship, in table as a strain. In addition, isolates are indicated in italics in the table.
| Strain/Isolate* | First identification | Characterization | Distribution | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPV-M(Marcus) | Peach in northern Greece | Common strain in southern, eastern and central Europe. Spread rapidly by aphids, epidemic strain of PPV. Apricot, peach, plum. | Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Romania, Turkey | [10,14,18,199,250,254,255,256,257,258,259,260,261,262,263,264,265,266,267,268,269,270,271] |
| PPV-D (Dideron) | Apricot in Southern France | The most common in western Europe, epidemic strain of PPV. Apricot, peach (only poorly), plum. | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Japan, Kosovo, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine | [18,19,196,218,254,258,265,268,271,272,273,274,275,276,277,278,279] |
| PPV-rec(recombinant) | Recombination between PPV-M and PPV-D | Widespread in several central and eastern Europe countries. Efficiently transmitted by aphids. Plums. | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia | [14,265,267,271,277,278,279,280,281] |
| PPV-EA(El Amar) | Apricot from Egypt | Only Egypt. Limited data about distribution. Apricot, peach, plum trees. | Egypt | [282,283,284,285,286] |
| PPV-C**(Cherry) | Cherry from Moldova | Eastern and central European countries, Italy (probably eradicated). Transmitted efficiently by aphids.Sweet (PPV-SwC) and sour cherry (PVP-SoC). | Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Romania | [287,288,289,290] |
| PPV-T* (Turkey) | Plum from Ancara region, Turkey | Turkey, data still limited. | Turkey | [250] |
| PPV-Penn* (Pennsylvania) | Three different growers. Peach, nectarine, Plum. | USA, firstly in Adams County, Pensylvania in 1999. | USA | [291,292] |
| PPV-W(Winona) | Plum from Canada | Canada, found in Latvia (The LV-141pl and LV-145bt isolates appear to be representatives of the "ancestral" PPV-W strain) | Canada, Latvia | [253,293] |