Tobamovirus
Sign in to saveTobamovirus is a genus of positive-strand RNA viruses in the family Virgaviridae. Many plants, including tobacco, potato, tomato, and squash, serve as natural hosts. Diseases associated with this genus include: necrotic lesions on leaves. The name Tobamovirus comes from the host and symptoms of the first virus discovered (Tobacco mosaic virus).
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Genus
- FamilyVirgaviridae
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Research
5,359 papers- Replication of Tobamovirus RNA.Annual review of phytopathology · 2016
- The Forgotten Tobamovirus Genes Encoding the 54 kDa Protein and the 4-6 kDa Proteins.Viruses · 2024
- Getting Hold of the Tobamovirus Particle-Why and How? Purification Routes over Time and a New Customizable Approach.Viruses · 2024
- Regulation of tobamovirus gene expression.Advances in virus research · 1990
- Modulation of host plant immunity by Tobamovirus proteins.Annals of botany · 2017
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Genome
- Life cycle
- Enzymes
- Routes of infection
- Evolution
- Classification
- Species
- Proposed members
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Tobamovirus is a genus of positive-strand RNA viruses in the family Virgaviridae. Many plants, including tobacco, potato, tomato, and squash, serve as natural hosts. Diseases associated with this genus include: necrotic lesions on leaves. The name Tobamovirus comes from the host and symptoms of the first virus discovered (Tobacco mosaic virus).
There are four informal subgroups within this genus: these are the tobamoviruses that infect the brassicas, cucurbits, malvaceous, and solanaceous plants. The main differences between these groups are genome sequences, and respective range of host plants. There are 37 species in this genus.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tobamovirus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.