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A previously undescribed badnavirus was isolated from Zamia fischeri showing symptoms of chlorosis, necrosis, and ringspot. The virus has bacilliform virions 30 nm in diameter and averaging 120 nm in length. The viral genome is 9227 bp in length and contains three open reading frames characteristic
The Cycads belong to an ancient family of plants and were the cause of the first well documented plant poisoning in Australia when Captain Cook's men and their pigs were affected by eating them. Subsequent reports particularly by early explorers refer to toxicity of the seeds to man. One reason for
Sheep mortalities caused by the ingestion of leaves of the zamia palm (Macrozamia reidlei) were recorded from 6 properties in Western Australia from 1966 to 1971. Deaths occurred in sheep less than 2 years of age and involved from 2 to 9% of the flock. The primary lesion was acute hepatic necrosis,