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Mitochondrial Vesiculation Associated with Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus-infected Plants

R. Ushiyama

Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka, Japan

Cells of various tissues, such as leaves, roots, flowers, and fruits, from Cucumis sativus L. plants infected with cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) have been studied by electron microscopy. Virus particles were consistently observed in the ground cytoplasm of various tissue cells infected with CGMMV. The small vesicles observed in the mitochondria were probably a characteristic modification related to the virus replication. They were always bounded by a single membrane and located in the perimitochondrial spaces between outer and inner membrane, and in the cristae. These vesicles could be formed in the mitochondria as soon as or before virus production begins, and they seemed to be increased with the development of virus infection.

^* Present address: Department of Cell Biology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Present address: The Tottori Mycological Institute, 211-Hirohata, Furukoge, Tottori, Japan.

Received 5 March 1973; accepted 11 May 1973.