Biology:Varicosavirus

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Varicosavirus is a genus of plant viruses. The virus is associated with swelling in plant vein tissues. They are negative single stranded RNA viruses.[1] The genus contains 46 species.[2]

Classification

The genus contains the following species, listed by scientific name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species:[2][3]

  • Varicosavirus aconiti, Aconitum virus 1
  • Varicosavirus agastachi, Agastache rugosa associated varicosavirus
  • Varicosavirus allii, Allium angulosum virus 1
  • Varicosavirus alopecuri, Alopecurus myosuroides varicosavirus 1
  • Varicosavirus alphabrassicae, Brassica rapa virus 1
  • Varicosavirus aperae, Apera virus 1
  • Varicosavirus aponogeti, Aponogeton virus 1
  • Varicosavirus arceuthobii, Arceuthobium virus 8
  • Varicosavirus artemisiae, Artemisia virus 1
  • Varicosavirus asclepiadis, Asclepias syriaca virus 3
  • Varicosavirus betabrassicae, Brassica virus 2
  • Varicosavirus caladeniae, Caladenia virus 1
  • Varicosavirus centaurea, Centaurea virus 1
  • Varicosavirus cucumis, Cucumis virus 1
  • Varicosavirus didymochlaenae, Didymochlaena virus 1
  • Varicosavirus erysimi, Erysimum virus 1
  • Varicosavirus frullaniae, Frullania virus 1
  • Varicosavirus guizotiae, Guizotia virus 1
  • Varicosavirus holci, Holcus virus 1
  • Varicosavirus ipomoeae, Morning glory varicosavirus
  • Varicosavirus lactucae, Lettuce big vein-associated virus
  • Varicosavirus leucanthemi, Leucanthemum virus 1
  • Varicosavirus lolii, Lolium perenne virus 1
  • Varicosavirus luffae, Luffa virus 1
  • Varicosavirus melampyri, Melampyrum roseum virus 1
  • Varicosavirus meliloti, Melilotus virus 1
  • Varicosavirus monocleae, Monoclea gottschei varicosa-like virus
  • Varicosavirus orychophragmi, Orychophragmus violaceus varicosavirus
  • Varicosavirus penniseti, Pennisetum virus 1
  • Varicosavirus primulae, Primula virus 1
  • Varicosavirus ranunculi, Ranunculus virus 1
  • Varicosavirus raphani, Raphanus virus 1
  • Varicosavirus ribes, Ribes virus 1
  • Varicosavirus rubi, Rubus varicosavirus 1
  • Varicosavirus silenis, Silene virus 1
  • Varicosavirus streptoglossae, Streptoglossa virus 1
  • Varicosavirus tanaceti, Tanacetum virus 1
  • Varicosavirus thrysopteris, Tree fern varicosa-like virus
  • Varicosavirus treubiae, Treubia virus 1
  • Varicosavirus trifolii, Red clover-associated varicosavirus
  • Varicosavirus tritici, Triticum virus 1
  • Varicosavirus vincetoxici, Vincetoxicum virus 1
  • Varicosavirus vitis, Vitis varicosavirus
  • Varicosavirus xinjiangense, Xinjiang varicosavirus
  • Varicosavirus zea, Zea virus 1
  • Varicosavirus zosterae, Zostera-associated varicosavirus 1

Structure

Virions consist of a non-enveloped rod-shaped capsid, having a helical symmetry of 120–360 nm in length, and a width of 18–30 nm.

Genome

The genome consists of a bi-segmented linear, single-stranded negative sense RNA. The first segment is about 6350–7000 nucleotides in length; the second, about 5630–6500 nucleotides in length.[4]

References

  1. "Negative-strand RNA viruses: the plant-infecting counterparts". Virus Res. 162 (1–2): 184–202. 2011. doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2011.09.028. PMID 21963660. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Virus Taxonomy: 2025 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. https://ictv.global/taxonomy. 
  3. "Species List: Rhabdoviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. https://ictv.global/report/chapter/rhabdoviridae/taxonomy/rhabdoviridae. 
  4. "The nucleotide sequence of RNA1 of Lettuce big-vein virus, genus Varicosavirus, reveals its relation to nonsegmented negative-strand RNA viruses". Virology 297 (2): 289–97. 2002. doi:10.1006/viro.2002.1420. PMID 12083827. 

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