Begomovirus
Sign in to saveBegomovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Geminiviridae. They are plant viruses that as a group have a very wide host range, infecting dicotyledonous plants. Worldwide they are responsible for a considerable amount of economic damage to many important crops such as tomatoes, beans, squash, cassava and cotton. There are 466 species in this genus.
Taxonomy · GBIF
Synedrella yellow vein clearing virus
GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumCressdnaviricota
- ClassRepensiviricetes
- OrderGeplafuvirales
- FamilyGeminiviridae
Observations125
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- Morphology
- Genome
- Genes
- Virology
- Phylogenetics
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Begomovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Geminiviridae. They are plant viruses that as a group have a very wide host range, infecting dicotyledonous plants. Worldwide they are responsible for a considerable amount of economic damage to many important crops such as tomatoes, beans, squash, cassava and cotton. There are 466 species in this genus.
==Morphology== Virus particles are non-enveloped. The nucleocapsid is 38 nanometers (nm) long and 15–22 nm in diameter. While particles have basic icosahedral symmetry, they consist of two incomplete icosahedra—missing one vertex—joined together. There are 22 capsomeres per nucleocapsid.