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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
| Class: | Alsuviricetes |
| Order: | Tymovirales |
| Family: | Alphaflexiviridae |
| Genus: | Potexvirus |
| Species: | Bamboo mosaic virus
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Bamboo mosaic virus (BaMV) is a plant pathogenic virus in the genus Potexvirus[1] and the family Alphaflexiviridae. BaMV is a filamentous, flexuous rod, 490 nm in length and 15 nm in width. The virus has been fully sequenced and it is 6366 nucleotides long.[2]
Like other members of the genus Potexvirus, BaMV is a monopartite strand of positive-sense, single-stranded RNA surrounded by a capsid made for a single viral encoded protein. No insect vector is known. However, it is easily mechanically transmitted on contaminated tools used for propagation or harvesting.
- ^ Lin, N. S.; Lin, F. Z.; Huang, T. Y.; Hsu, Y. H. (1992). "Genome Properties of Bamboo Mosaic Virus" (PDF). Phytopathology. 82 (7): 731–734. doi:10.1094/phyto-82-731.
- ^ "ICTVdb Descriptions : Bamboo mosaic virus". Archived from the original on 2006-09-09.