Pospiviroid | |
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Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Viroid |
Family: | Pospiviroidae |
Genus: | Pospiviroid |
Species | |
Pospiviroid is a genus of ssRNA viroids that infects plants, most commonly tubers. It belongs to the family Pospiviroidae.[1] The first viroid discovered was a pospiviroid, the PSTVd species (potato spindle tuber viroid).[citation needed]