- Maize chlorotic mottle virus
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Maize chlorotic mottle virus Virus classification Group: IV: (+)sense RNA Viruses Family: Tombusviridae Genus: Machlomovirus Species: Maize chlorotic mottle virus Synonyms MCMV
Maize chlorotic mottle virus is a plant pathogenic virus.
Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) is the type species of the genus Machlomovirus. As a mixed infection with Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV), Sugarcane mosaic virus, or Maize dwarf mosaic virus, it induces a synergism referred to as Corn Lethal Necrosis.
MCMV is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus that is package in a 30 nm, T=3 icosahedral particle.
External links
- ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database: Maize chlorotic mottle virus
- Family Groups - The Baltimore Method
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