ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Geminiviridae 2021
Elvira Fiallo‐Olivé, Jean‐Michel Lett, Darren P. Martin, Philippe Roumagnac, Arvind Varsani, F. Murilo Zerbini, Jesús Navas‐Castillo
Abstract
The family Geminiviridae includes viruses with mono- or bipartite single-stranded, circular DNA genomes of 2.5–5.2 kb. They cause economically important diseases in most tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Geminiviruses infect dicot and monocot plants and are transmitted by insect vectors. DNA satellites are associated with some geminiviruses. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Geminiviridae which is available at ictv.global/report/geminiviridae .
Topics & Concepts
BiologyGeminiviridaeVirologyGenomeVirus classificationTaxonomy (biology)Plant virusBegomovirusVirusGeneticsBotanyGenePlant Virus Research StudiesPlant and Fungal Interactions ResearchCRISPR and Genetic Engineering