Abstract
The Ophioviridae is a family of filamentous plant viruses, with single-stranded negative, and possibly ambisense, RNA genomes of 11.3-12.5 kb divided into 3-4 segments, each encapsidated separately. Virions are naked filamentous nucleocapsids, forming kinked circles of at least two different contour lengths. The sole genus, Ophiovirus, includes seven species. Four ophioviruses are soil-transmitted and their natural hosts include trees, shrubs, vegetables and bulbous or corm-forming ornamentals, both monocots and dicots. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the Ophioviridae, which is available at http://www.ictv.global/report/ophioviridae.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 000836 |
Pages (from-to) | 1161-1162 |
Journal | Journal of General Virology |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Blueberry mosaic associated virus
- Citrus psorosis virus
- ICTV
- Lettuce ring necrosis virus
- Mirafiori lettuce big-vein virus
- Ophioviridae
- Taxonomy