Rice yellow mottle virus
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Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) is a plant pathogenic virus, belonging to the genus
Sobemovirus
. The genome is a positive-sense single strand
RNA
of 4450 nucleotides in length. It was first reported in Kenya in 1966, and it has been detected in many countries in the sub-Saharan Africa
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Sobemovirus
Sobemovirus
The Sobemovirus is a genus of a virus with no family. Virion capsids are non-enveloped, round and isometric, with a diameter of 25-33 nm. The genome is a single piece of linear, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA, 4100-5700 nucleotides in length.....
. The genome is a positive-sense single strand
RNA virus
An RNA virus is a virus that has RNA as its genetic material. This nucleic acid is usually single-stranded RNA but may be double-stranded RNA...
RNA
RNA
Ribonucleic acid , or RNA, is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life....
of 4450 nucleotides in length. It was first reported in Kenya in 1966, and it has been detected in many countries in the sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...
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