Fabavirus
| Fabavirus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group IV ((+)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Picornavirales |
| Family: | Secoviridae |
| Subfamily: | Comovirinae |
| Genus: | Fabavirus |
| Type species | |
| Broad bean wilt virus 1 | |
| Species | |
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Fabavirus is a genus of plant viruses (plant pathogens) of the family Secoviridae and subfamily Comovirinae.
Description
Fabaviruses are transmitted by aphids and infect a wide range of plants around the world.[1]
Taxonomy
Proposed in 1987, as the Fabavirus group, it was originally unassigned but given genus status in 1993 as a member of the Comoviridae, of the Picornavirales in 2008, and reached its current taxonomic status in 2009. There are five species. [2] The genus is named after the broad bean (Vicia faba).[1]
References
Bibliography
- King, Andrew M. Q. et al., eds. (2012). Virus taxonomy : classification and nomenclature of viruses : ninth report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. London: Academic Press. p. 926. ISBN 0123846846. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- "Virus Taxonomy: 2013 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- V. Lisa; G. Boccardo (1996). "Fabaviruses". In Murant, A.F.; Harrison, B.D. The Plant Viruses Polyhedral Virions and Bipartite RNA Genomes. Boston, MA: Springer US. pp. 229–250. ISBN 978-1-4899-1772-0. Retrieved 10 December 2014.