Rhabdoviridae
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Rhabdoviridae
This family includes viruses with bullet-shaped or bacilliform, enveloped, particles which contain a monopartite negative sense ssRNA genome. The genome is approximately 11-16 kilobases long and encapsidated by the nucleoprotein. Currently (2023) 35 genera and more than 300 viruses are recognized in this family. These viruses often infect vertebrates, but some of them infect plants and invertebrates.
This page only deals with the plant rhabdoviruses. The viruses of the genus Cytorhabdovirus multiply in the cytoplasm, but other viruses multiply in the nucleus of the plants. The genome of plant rhabdoviruses varies from 12 to 14.5 kb and encodes 6 to 10 genes. They infect a large variety of plant families including many crops. They are transmitted by and replicate in hemipteran insects such as aphids (Aphididae), leafhoppers (Cicadellidae), or planthoppers (Delphacidae).
For a review see Mann & Dietzgen, 2014.
The following genera are currently entered under Rhabdoviridae:
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