African cassava mosaic virus

African cassava mosaic virus

Taxobox
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name = African cassava mosaic virus
virus_group = II: The ssDNA Viruses
familia = Geminiviridae
genus = Begomovirus
species = African cassava mosaic virus
synonyms = cassava latent virus
cassava mosaic virus
cassava African mosaic virus

African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV, ICTV approved acronym) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Geminiviridae that may cause either a mosaic appearance to plant leaves, or chlorosis, a loss of chlorophyll. In "Manihot esculenta" (cassava) , a highly valuable African food crop, the virus is the only known plant virus for cassava and causes severe mosaic. Cassava is a food crop in many places throughout the tropics and subtropics as a source of carbohydrates, but the transmission and severity of disease for cassava in Africa is greatest with ACMV.

External links

* [http://phene.cpmc.columbia.edu/ICTVdB/00.029.0.03.004.htm ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database: African cassava mosaic virus]
* [http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVFamilyGroup.html Family Groups - The Baltimore Method]


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