EPPO Global Database

Tobamovirus maculatessellati(TOMMV0)

Distribution details in Japan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Absent, intercepted only
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, no pest record (2026-07)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/238) : intercepted on seeds of Solanum lycopersicum from Japan to the UK.

Kon et al. (2024): isolated from imported sweet pepper seeds.

NPPO (2026): no record of ToMMV in Japan.
References
* Kon T, Sato C, Fuji SI (2024) Molecular characterization and host reaction to tomato mottle mosaic virus isolated from sweet pepper seeds in Japan. Archives of Virology 169(5), 113.

* NPPO of Japan (2027-06).