Macluravirus
| Macluravirus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group IV ((+)ssRNA) |
| Family: | Potyviridae |
| Genus: | Macluravirus |
| Type species | |
| Maclura mosaic virus | |
| Species | |
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Macluravirus is a genus of positive sense single stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Potyviridae, with three species. They are plant pathogens.
Description
Similarly to other Potyviridae genera, Macluravirus is characterised by its flexuous filamentous particles, inclusion bodies in infected plant cells and a polyprotein genome strategy.
Unlike the other genera it is transmitted by insects. It also has shorter particles (650-660 nm in length). The genomes are monopartite. The name is derived from the type species, Maclura mosaic virus.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus was proposed at the ICTV meeting in San Diego in 1998,[2] and subsequently ratified.[3]
References
- ↑ Description of Plant Viruses
- ↑ Pringle CR. Virus Taxonomy – San Diego 1998. Virus Division News Arch Virol 143/7 (1998) p. 1453
- ↑ Pringle C.R. & Fauquet, C.M. (1998). ICTV announcement – ratification of new taxonomic proposals. Arch Virol. 143:2504.
External links
- ICTVdB Index of Viruses: Macluravirus