Mosaic viruses
Encyclopedia
Mosaic viruses are plant
viruses that cause the leaves
to have a speckled appearance. Mosaic virus is not a taxon
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Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
viruses that cause the leaves
Leaves
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to have a speckled appearance. Mosaic virus is not a taxon
Taxon
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Species include:
- beet mosaic virusBeet mosaic virusBeet mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Potyviridae.-External links:**...
- plum pox virusPlum poxPlum pox, also known as sharka, is the most devastating viral disease of stone fruit from the genus Prunus. The disease is caused by the plum pox virus , and the different strains may infect a variety of stone fruit species including peaches, apricots, plums, nectarine, almonds, and sweet and tart...
(in the potyvirusPotyvirusPotyviruses infect plants and belong to the family Potyviridae. The genus is named after the type virus - Potato Virus Y.The Potyvirus, like the Begomoviruses, have ~30% of the currently known plant viruses and have at least 180 definitive and possible members...
genus) - tobacco mosaic virusTobacco mosaic virusTobacco mosaic virus is a positive-sense single stranded RNA virus that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae. The infection causes characteristic patterns on the leaves . TMV was the first virus to be discovered...
(in the tobamovirusTobamovirusThe genus Tobamovirus contains viruses with a positive sense RNA genome that infect plants. The most common tobamovirus is probably tobacco mosaic virus, which infects tobacco and other plants including potato, tomato, and squash. The name Tobamovirus comes from the host and symptoms: Toba for...
genus) - cassava mosaic virusCassava mosaic virus-Introduction:African cassava mosaic virus , East African cassava mosaic virus , and South African cassava mosaic virus are distinct species of circular single-stranded DNA viruses that are whitefly-transmitted and primarily infect cassava plants...
(in the begomovirusBegomovirusThe genus Begomovirus contains more than 200 species and belongs to the taxonomic family Geminiviridae. They are plant viruses that as a group have a very wide host range, infecting dicotyledonous plants...
genus) - Cucumber mosaic virusCucumber mosaic virusCucumber mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus in the family Bromoviridae.It is the type member of the plant virus genus, Cucumovirus. This virus has a worldwide distribution and a very wide host range. In fact it has the reputation of having the widest host range of any known plant virus...
- Alfalfa mosaic virusAlfalfa mosaic virusAlfalfa mosaic virus , also known as Lucerne mosaic virus or Potato calico virus, is a worldwide distributed phytopathogen that can lead to necrosis and yellow mosaics on a large variety of plant species, including commercially important crops. It is the only Alfamovirus of the Bromoviridae...
- Panicum mosaic satellite virusPanicum mosaic satellite virusPanicum mosaic satellite virus is a plant satellite virus. It only infects grasses which are infected by Panicum mosaic virus. One study found that 72% of Stenotaphrum secundatum infected with panicum mosaic virus was also infected with SPMV...
- Tulip breaking virusTulip breaking virusThe Tulip breaking virus, also known as the "Tulip break virus", "Tulip breaking potyvirus", "Lily streak virus", "Tulip mosaic virus", "Lily mottle virus", "Lily mosaic virus", or simply "TBV" is a plant virus that is most famous for its infection of tulips...