A genus of polyhedral plant viruses of the family COMOVIRIDAE causing ringspots and spotting on leaves or sometimes symptomless infection. Transmission occurs by seeds, soil nematodes, or experimentally by mechanical inoculation. Tobacco ringspot virus is the type species.
Entry Term(s)
Tobacco ringspot virus
Registry Number
txid12270
Related Numbers
txid12282
Previous Indexing
Plant Viruses (1985-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94; TOBACCO RINGSPOT VIRUSES was see NEPOVIRUS 1994-96
Online Note
use NEPOVIRUS to search TOBACCO RINGSPOT VIRUSES 1994-96
History Note
94; TOBACCO RINGSPOT VIRUSES was see NEPOVIRUS 1994-96
A genus of polyhedral plant viruses of the family COMOVIRIDAE causing ringspots and spotting on leaves or sometimes symptomless infection. Transmission occurs by seeds, soil nematodes, or experimentally by mechanical inoculation. Tobacco ringspot virus is the type species.
