Oat blue dwarf virus

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Oat blue dwarf virus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Kitrinoviricota
Class: Alsuviricetes
Order: Tymovirales
Family: Tymoviridae
Genus: Marafivirus
Species:
Marafivirus avenae
Synonyms
  • Flax crinkle virus

Oat blue dwarf virus (OBDV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Tymoviridae . It replicates within leafhopper vectors, and when these vectors feed, the virus is transmitted to the plant. It can infect oats and barley. [1]

References

  1. Edwards, M. C.; Weiland, J. J. (2010). "First infectious clone of the propagatively transmitted Oat blue dwarf virus". Archives of Virology. 155 (4): 463–470. doi:10.1007/s00705-010-0603-6. PMID   20224895. S2CID   11549952.