Polemovirus

Polemovirus
Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Genus: Polemovirus
Type Species
  • Poinsettia latent virus

Polemovirus is a genus of viruses. Commercial cultivars of euphorbia pulcherrima serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: the type species Poinsettia latent virus.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Group: ssRNA(+)

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Structure

Viruses in Polemovirus are non-enveloped, with icosahedral geometries, and T=3 symmetry. Genomes are linear and non-segmented.[1]

Genus Structure Symmetry Capsid Genomic Arrangement Genomic Segmentation
PolemovirusIcosahedralT=3Non-envelopedLinearMonopartite

Life cycle

Viral replication is cytoplasmic, and is lysogenic. Entry into the host cell is achieved by penetration into the host cell. Replication follows the positive stranded RNA virus replication model. Positive stranded RNA virus transcription is the method of transcription. The virus exits the host cell by tubule-guided viral movement. Commercial cultivars of euphorbia pulcherrima serve as the natural host.[1]

Genus Host Details Tissue Tropism Entry Details Release Details Replication Site Assembly Site Transmission
PolemovirusPlantsNonePenetrationViral MovementCytoplasmCytoplasmUnknown

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 ICTV. "Virus Taxonomy: 2014 Release". Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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