| Peanut mottle virus | |
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| Symptoms of peanut mottle virus in a clover leaf (Trifolium spp. L.) | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Stelpaviricetes |
| Order: | Patatavirales |
| Family: | Potyviridae |
| Genus: | Potyvirus |
| Species: | Peanut mottle virus
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| Synonyms | |
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Peanut green mosaic virus | |
Peanut mottle virus (PeMoV) is a pathogenic plant virus of the family Potyviridae. As with other members of this virus family, PeMoV is a flexuous filamentous virus with particles 740–750 nm long. It is transmitted by several species of aphids and by mechanical inoculation. It was first given its name in 1965 when it was isolated from peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) in Georgia, United States. The virus was found to be seed transmitted in its host.[1]
- ^ Kuhn, C.W. (1965) Symptomalogy, Host Range, and Effect on Yield of a Seed-Transmitted Peanut Virus.Phytopathology 55:880-884.