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ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Botourmiaviridae 2024
Livia Donaire1, Jiatao Xie2, Luca Nerva3
1Biology of Stress and Plant Pathology Department, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain.
The Botourmiaviridae family encompasses plant and fungal viruses with positive-sense RNA genomes. This classification details genera infecting plants and filamentous fungi, based on the ICTV report.
Area of Science:
- Virology
- Mycology
- Plant Pathology
Background:
- The family Botourmiaviridae comprises viruses characterized by mono- or multi-segmented positive-sense RNA genomes.
- These viruses are known to infect both plant and filamentous fungal hosts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize the classification and characteristics of the family Botourmiaviridae.
- To provide an overview of the genera within this viral family, differentiating between plant and fungal pathogens.
Main Methods:
- Information synthesis based on the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report.
- Review of existing taxonomic data for viral families and genera.
Main Results:
- The family Botourmiaviridae includes the genus Ourmiavirus (plant viruses).
- It also includes numerous genera of fungal viruses: Botoulivirus, Betabotoulivirus, Magoulivirus, Scleroulivirus, Betascleroulivirus, Gammascleroulivirus, Deltascleroulivirus, Epsilonscleroulivirus, Penoulivirus, Rhizoulivirus, and Betarhizoulivirus.
Conclusions:
- The Botourmiaviridae family represents a significant group of RNA viruses with diverse hosts.
- The current ICTV report provides a comprehensive taxonomic framework for these plant and fungal viruses.
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