Pospiviroid

Pospiviroid
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(unranked): Viroid
Family: Pospiviroidae
Genus: Pospiviroid
Species

Pospiviroid is a genus of ssRNA viroids that infects plants, most commonly tubers. It belongs to the family Pospiviroidae.[1] The first viroid discovered was a pospiviroid, the PSTVd species (potato spindle tuber viroid).[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2022 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.