| Virgaviridae | |
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| Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) diagram and electron micrograph of virions | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
| Class: | Alsuviricetes |
| Order: | Martellivirales |
| Family: | Virgaviridae |
| Genera | |
Virgaviridae is a family of positive-strand RNA viruses. Plants serve as natural hosts.[1][2][3][4] The name of the family is derived from the Latin word virga (rod), as all viruses in this family are rod-shaped. There are currently 59 species in this family, divided among seven genera.[2][3][5]
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- ^ a b "ICTV Report Virgaviridae".
- ^ a b "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Adams MJ, Antoniw JF, Kreuze J (2009) Virgaviridae: a new family of rod-shaped plant viruses. Arch Virol 154(12):1967–1972
- ^ ICTV. "Virus Taxonomy: 2015 Release". Retrieved 4 June 2016.