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{{Short description|Genus of viruses}}
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'''''Zeavirus''''' is a genus of viruses, in the family ''[[Biology:Tombusviridae|Tombusviridae]]''. Monocots plants serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: ''Maize necrotic streak virus''.<ref name=ViralZone>{{cite web|title=Viral Zone|url=http://viralzone.expasy.org/all_by_species/4864.html|publisher=ExPASy|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=ICTV>{{cite web |title=Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release |url=https://ictv.global/taxonomy |publisher=International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) |date=March 2021 |access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref>

==Structure==
Viruses in ''Zeavirus'' are non-enveloped, with icosahedral and spherical geometries, and T=3 symmetry. The diameter is around 28-34&nbsp;nm. Genomes are linear and non-segmented, around 4kb in length.<ref name=ViralZone/>

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! Genus !! Structure || Symmetry !! Capsid !! Genomic arrangement !! Genomic segmentation
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|''Zeavirus''||Icosahedral||T=3||Non-enveloped||Linear||Monopartite
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==Life cycle==
Viral replication is cytoplasmic. Entry into the host cell is achieved by penetration into the host cell. Replication follows the positive stranded RNA virus replication model. Positive stranded RNA virus transcription, using the premature termination model of subgenomic RNA transcription is the method of transcription. The virus exits the host cell by tubule-guided viral movement. Monocot plants serve as the natural host.<ref name=ViralZone/>

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! Genus !! Host details !! Tissue tropism !! Entry details !! Release details !! Replication site !! Assembly site !! Transmission
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|''Zeavirus''||Plants||None||Viral movement; mechanical inoculation||Viral movement||Cytoplasm||Cytoplasm||Mechanical: contact; seed
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://viralzone.expasy.org/all_by_species/4864.html '''Viralzone''': Zeavirus]
* [http://ictvonline.org/virusTaxonomy.asp '''ICTV''']
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[[Category:Tombusviridae]]
[[Category:Virus genera]]

{{Sourceattribution|Zeavirus}}