A virus causing a serious disease of citrus, especially Kinnow mandarin, in India. The virus (an isolate named K1) was obtained in 1996 from a Kinnow mandarin tree showing bright yellow ringspots on mature leaves.
Unit: vial containing lyophilized pieces of leaves
Carnation Italian ringspot virus full-length cDNA cloned in plasmid pUC18, under the control of a T7 promoter, allowing for transcription of infectious RNA
Unit: 2 micrograms plasmid DNA, allowing for the inoculation of six host plants (Nicotiana benthamiana) after T7-driven transcription