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Viruses > Plant Viruses > Mosaic Viruses > Potyvirus
Viruses > RNA Viruses > Positive-Strand RNA Viruses > Potyviridae > Potyvirus
Viruses > Plant Viruses > Potyviridae > Potyvirus

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Potyvirus  

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Entry terms

  • Potato Virus Y
  • Potato Virus Ys
  • Virus Ys, Potato
  • Ys, Potato Virus

Note

  • a genus of mosaic viruses; from POTato virus Y (Y is one of a series, e.g., A, M, S, V, etc.); coord IM with specific plant /virol (IM or NIM)

Scope note

  • A large genus of plant viruses of the family POTYVIRIDAE which infect mainly plants of the Solanaceae. Transmission is primarily by aphids in a non-persistent manner. The type species is potato virus Y.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017800

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