Trichovirus
Encyclopedia
Trichovirus is a non-enveloped
plant pathogenic virus
. It is transmitted by mites of the family Eriophyidae, requiring a helper virus
for transmission. It is infectious to a number of angiosperm species.
Viral envelope
Many viruses have viral envelopes covering their protein capsids. The envelopes typically are derived from portions of the host cell membranes , but include some viral glycoproteins. Functionally, viral envelopes are used to help viruses enter host cells...
plant pathogenic virus
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
. It is transmitted by mites of the family Eriophyidae, requiring a helper virus
Helper virus
A helper virus is a virus used when producing copies of a helper dependent viral vector which does not have the ability to replicate on its own. The helper virus is used to coinfect cells alongside the viral vector and provides the necessary enzymes for replication of the genome of the viral vector....
for transmission. It is infectious to a number of angiosperm species.