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Emaravirus

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Emaravirus
Electron micrograph of European mountain ash ringspot-associated virus and genome (bar = 100 nm)
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Bunyaviricetes
Order: Elliovirales
Family: Fimoviridae
Genus: Emaravirus
Species

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Emaravirus is a genus of negative-strand RNA viruses which infect plants. The plant virus group is the sole genus in the family Fimoviridae.[1]

Structure

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Virions of this genus are between 80 and 100 nm and consists of an enveloped ribonucleocapsid that exhibits helical symmetry.[1]

Genome

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The genomes are segmented, consisting of four strands of negative-sense single-stranded RNA.[1]

Taxonomy

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The genus contains the following species, listed by scientific name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Elbeaino, T; Digiaro, M; Mielke-Ehret, N; Muehlbach, HP; Martelli, GP; Ictv Report, Consortium (November 2018). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Fimoviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 99 (11): 1478–1479. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001143. PMID 30204080.
  2. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Genus: Emaravirus". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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