Tobacco necrosis virus (TNV) | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group IV ((+)ssRNA) |
Family: | Tombusviridae |
Genus: | Necrovirus |
Type species | |
Tobacco necrosis virus A |
Necrovirus is a genera of Tombusviridae. It is named after the type species, Tobacco necrosis virus A.
Icosohedral structure, each face containing six identical capsid proteins, arranged in a rotationally symmetric manner.
While necroviruses are spread by mechanical means, often relating to propagation, most, if not all, species have a common fungal vector, the Chytridomycetes species Olpidium brassicae