Tymovirales

Tymovirales is an order of viruses with five families. The group consists of viruses which have positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genomes. Their genetic material is protected by a special coat protein.

Tymovirales
Electron micrograph of narcissus mosaic virus (NMV) filamentous virions
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked):Virus
Realm:Riboviria
Kingdom:Orthornavirae
Phylum:Kitrinoviricota
Class:Alsuviricetes
Order:Tymovirales
Families

Description

Tymoviruses are mainly plant pathogens first described in 2004.[1] They are characterised by similarities in their replication-associated polyproteins. These account for the majority of their genomic coding capacity. They are considered to form a group, phylogenetically, referred to as flexiviruses, with filamentous virions.[2]

References

Bibliography

  • King, Andrew M. Q.; et al., eds. (2012). "Tymovirales". Virus taxonomy : classification and nomenclature of viruses : ninth report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. London: Academic Press. p. 901. ISBN 978-0123846846. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

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