Relationships of Legume Viruses in Australia II. Serological Relationships of Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus and Pea Mosaic Virus

Abstract

Antisera were prepared to one strain of boan yellow mosaie virus (B.Y.lVLV.) and two strains of pea mosaie virus (P.i\LV. strain 1 and P.lII.V. sLraill 2). By utilizing the aggluLinatioll reaetiol1, the serological activit,y of both straills of P.lVLV. is clemollst,rated for the first timo. The results of erose-agglutination experim81lt,s show the strains of P.M. V. and B.Y.M.V. to be serologically related. Cross-protection tests support tho hypothesis that Lhose are strains of one and the same virlls.