Purification and Serology of Sweet Potato Feathery Mottle Virus
Abstract: Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPEMV) was purified from infected I.Nil leaves using ultracentrifugation and CsCl step gradient centrifugations. Virus yields of 13—15 mg Per kilogram of infected Ieaf tissue were obtained. The normal particle lengths of the SPFMV was 820—860nm. The virus obtained was highly infectious and a good immunogen. Purified virus had a OD260/OD280 ratio of 1.21.