| Tungrovirus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Pararnavirae |
| Phylum: | Artverviricota |
| Class: | Revtraviricetes |
| Order: | Ortervirales |
| Family: | Caulimoviridae |
| Genus: | Tungrovirus |
Tungrovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Caulimoviridae, order Ortervirales. Monocots and family Poaceae serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: Rice tungro bacilliform virus. Diseases associated with this genus include: stunting, yellow to orange leaf discoloration with fewer tillers.[1][2] Tungro means 'degenerated growth' in a Filipino dialect[2] and the virus was first observed in the Philippines 1975.
- ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Genus: Tungrovirus - Caulimoviridae - Reverse Transcribing DNA and RNA Viruses - International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)". Archived from the original on 7 December 2020.