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ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile
- Source :
- The Journal of General Virology
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Nanoviridae is a family of plant viruses (nanovirids) whose members have small isometric virions and multipartite, circular, single-stranded (css) DNA genomes. Each of the six (genus Babuvirus) or eight (genus Nanovirus) genomic DNAs is 0.9–1.1 kb and is separately encapsidated. Many isolates are associated with satellite-like cssDNAs (alphasatellites) of 1.0–1.1 kb. Hosts are eudicots, predominantly legumes (genus Nanovirus), and monocotyledons, predominantly in the order Zingiberales (genus Babuvirus). Nanovirids require a virus-encoded helper factor for transmission by aphids in a circulative, non-propagative manner. This is a summary of the ICTV Report on the family Nanoviridae, which is available at ictv.global/report/nanoviridae.
Details
- ISSN :
- 14652099
- Volume :
- 102
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of general virology
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........665b6c9f0aefb1ea84427949bcd2c604