According to https://www.dpvweb.net, it seems TSWV has wider host range, "More than 800 different plant species, from 82 botanical families". please visit these web-pages:
https://www.dpvweb.net/dpv/showdpv.php?dpvno=213
https://www.dpvweb.net/dpv/showdpv.php?dpvno=412
The most recent entry on DPV suggests CMV has over 1200 reported hosts from 100 families (Palukaitis and Garcia-Arenal, 2003. DPV 400.). This DPV entry also states that this virus has the broadest known host range of any plant virus.
There are a few other broad host range viruses of note, including TSWV (over 800 known host species) but also Tobacco rattle virus (Over 400 known hosts species) and many of the nepoviruses.
https://www.dpvweb.net/dpv/showdpv.php?dpvno=400
I recently sequenced the small RNA of more than 50 samples, and find that CMV is the virus detected with the highest frequency, including almost all common crops, herbs, and woody plants. Although potyviruses as a group also have very wide host range. So, I also think CMV might be the most successful plant virus.
Hi Musa,
There are subsequent revisions for many of the viruses, often 2 records, and occasionally 3 records. These reflect the increased knowledge over time for some of the more 'popular' viruses.
The AAB Descriptions of Plant Viruses were originally produced as a hard copy traditional publication. CMV as Description No1 was published in 1970. Subsequent revisions were periodically made to records with the latest (sheet No.400) being published in 2003. These revisions did not replace the original publications but were published as additional reports.
Adrian
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