Cucumber yellows virus
Cucumber yellows virus | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group IV ((+)ssRNA) |
Family: | Closteroviridae |
Genus: | Crinivirus |
Species: | Cucumber yellows virus |
Cucumber yellows virus (CuYV) is a species of virus that infects plants, specifically the cucumber and melon. It is transmitted by the greenhouse whitefly. The cucumber yellows virus genome was completely sequenced in 2003.[1]
References
- ↑ Hartono, Sedyo; Natsuaki, Tomohide; Genda, Yoshikatsu; Okuda, Seiichi (2003). "Nucleotide sequence and genome organization of Cucumber yellows virus, a member of the genus Crinivirus". Journal of General Virology 84 (Pt 4): 1007–12. doi:10.1099/vir.0.18605-0. PMID 12655104.