Abstract
A virus having isometric particle morpholgy with an average diameter of 30 nm was isolated from tabasco pepper (Capsicum frutescens) in Honduras. The virus was mechanically inoculated to several cultivars of C. frutescens, C. chinense, and C. annuum. Symptoms consisted of mosaic and yellow mottle in C. frutescens and C. chinense and a very mild mottle in C. annuum. The virus was purified, and an antiserum was prepared. Viral ssRNA, dsRNA, and coat protein were analyzed by gel electrophoresis. Light and electron microscopy studies indicated that the virus has properties similar to members of the comovirus group. Serological tests with several comoviruses revealed this virus is closely related to Andean potato mottle virus (APMV), and therefore, the virus was designated as a pepper strain of APMV (APMV-P). Moreover, it was distantly related to the cowpea severe mosaic and bean pod mottle viruses. The banded cucumber beetle (Diabrotica balteata) was determined to be a vector of APMV-P
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