| Tomato spotted wilt virus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Symptoms of Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus on tomato | |
Virus classification 
| |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Tospoviridae |
| Genus: | Orthotospovirus |
| Species: | Tomato spotted wilt virus
|
| Synonyms | |
| |
Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) is a spherical negative-sense RNA virus. Transmitted by thrips, it causes serious losses in economically important crops and it is one of the most economically devastating plant viruses in the world.[1]
- ^ Goldbach, Rob; Peters, Dick (1994-04-01). "Possible causes of the emergence of tospovirus diseases". Seminars in Virology. 5 (2): 113–120. doi:10.1006/smvy.1994.1012. ISSN 1044-5773.