| Polymyxa graminis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Cercozoa |
| Class: | Plasmodiophorea |
| Order: | Plasmodiophorida |
| Family: | Plasmodiophoridae |
| Genus: | Polymyxa |
| Species: | P. graminis |
| Binomial name | |
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Polymyxa graminis |
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Polymyxa graminis is a species of plasmodiophorid cercozoans. It is an obligate parasite of plant roots and, though itself non-pathogenic, is responsible for the transmission of several very important plant viruses, including barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV) and soil-borne wheat mosaic virus (SBWMV).