Virgaviridae

Virgaviridae
Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) diagram and electron micrograph of virions
Virus classification Edit this classification
(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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  2. ^ a b "ICTV Report Virgaviridae".
  3. ^ a b "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ^ Adams MJ, Antoniw JF, Kreuze J (2009) Virgaviridae: a new family of rod-shaped plant viruses. Arch Virol 154(12):1967–1972
  5. ^ ICTV. "Virus Taxonomy: 2015 Release". Retrieved 4 June 2016.