Genus Badnavirus


Genome: Reverse Transcriptase Host: Plants


Compiled for the VIth ICTV Report by Lockhart BEL, Olszewski NE, Hull R


Index to Taxonomic Structure of the Family

  1. Genus Badnavirus
    Type Species Commelina yellow mottle virus
    List of Species in the Genus
    List of Tentative Species
    List of Unassigned Viruses in the Family

Relationship to other Taxa
References


Genus Badnavirus

Type Species

commelina yellow mottle virus (x 150,000). Electron micrograph from the Department of Plant Pathology, Rothamstedt Experimental Station, UK.

Taxonomic Structure of the Genus

Species in the Genus

Virus name (synonym) followed by [Genomic sequence accession number]; {host}; (Acronym)

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Tentative Species in the Genus

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Unassigned Viruses in the Family

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Relationship to Other Taxa

Badnaviruses are similar to caulimoviruses in genome type (dsDNA). They differ from caulimoviruses in genome size, particle morphology, vector taxa, and histopathology.

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References


Index of Viruses
links to lists containing the ICTV Classification and Nomencalture of Viruses

Virus databases on-line
home page with links to the available virus databases

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Author: C. Büchen-Osmond Created May, 95 Last updated: 28 June, 1995