Tubules with viruslike particles in leaf cells infected with bean pod mottle virus

Abstract

Ultrastructural studies of plant tissues infected with bean pod mottle virus (BPMV) revealed viruslike particles within tubules as a prominent feature of infection. Tubules with particles were found between the plasmalemma and the cell wall in a local lesion host, Pinto bean. In a systemic host, Cherokee Wax bean, the tubules with particles were embedded within the cell wall. Many irregularities and protrusions of the cell wall were noted in the systemically infected host.