Badnavirus tessellocitri
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Badnavirus tessellocitri
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• citrus yellow mosaic virus (CiYMV) - synonyms: citrus mosaic badnavirus (CMBV), citrus mosaic virus (CiMV)
The citrus yellow mosaic virus (CiYMV) infects citrus in Asia, e.g. it common in India, especially on sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). The symptoms consist of a yellow mosaic on the leaves and yellow spots along the veins. Yield losses can reach 70%. It is mainly transmitted by graft propagation of citrus cultivars. Virus particles are about 130 x 30 nm large and the DNA genome has a size of approximately 7.5 kb with 6 open reading frames.