| Cucumber mosaic virus | |
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| Cucumber mosaic virus symptoms | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
| Class: | Alsuviricetes |
| Order: | Martellivirales |
| Family: | Bromoviridae |
| Genus: | Cucumovirus |
| Species: | Cucumber mosaic virus
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Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) is a plant pathogenic virus[1] in the family Bromoviridae.[2] This virus has a worldwide distribution and a very wide host range,[3] having the reputation of the widest host range of any known plant virus.[4] It can be transmitted from plant to plant both mechanically by sap and by aphids in a stylet-borne fashion. It can also be transmitted in seeds and by the parasitic weeds, Cuscuta sp. (dodder).
- ^ Description of Plant Viruses:What are viruses?
- ^ Description of Plant Viruses: Bromovirideae
- ^ Plant Viruses Online:Cucumber mosaic host range Archived 2008-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Crop Knowledge Master: Cucumber Mosaic Virus