Potyviridae

Potyviridae
Genome of plum pox virus of genus Potyvirus with transmission electron micrograph and model of virions
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Stelpaviricetes
Order: Patatavirales
Family: Potyviridae
Genera

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Potyviridae is a family of positive-strand RNA viruses that encompasses more than 30% of known plant viruses,[1][2] many of which are of great agricultural significance. The family has 12 genera and 235 species, three of which are unassigned to a genus.[3][4][5][6]

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  2. ^ Berger PH, et al. (2005) in Virus Taxonomy: Eighth Report of the InternationalCommittee on the Taxonomy of Viruses, eds Fauquet CM, Mayo MA, Maniloff J, Desselberger U, Ball LA (Elsevier Academic, San Diego), pp 819–841.
  3. ^ Wylie, SJ; Adams, M; Chalam, C; Kreuze, J; López-Moya, JJ; Ohshima, K; Praveen, S; Rabenstein, F; Stenger, D; Wang, A; Zerbini, FM; ICTV Report Consortium (March 2017). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Potyviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 98 (3): 352–354. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.000740. PMC 5797945. PMID 28366187.
  4. ^ "Potyviridae". ICTV Online (10th) Report.
  5. ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.