Tombusvirus
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{{Taxobox
| virus_group = iv
| familia = ''[[Tombusviridae]]''
| genus = ''tombusvirus''
}}
The [[genus]] '''tombusvirus''' are part of the [[family]] ''[[Tombusviridae]]'' and are members of group IV of the Baltimore classification of viruses. The genomes consist of positive sense single-stranded [[RNA]] with a [[genome]] size of 4800 [[nucleotide]]s. The [[virion]]s are non-enveloped with a [[diameter]] of 30 nm and have an isometric nucleocapsid (icosahedral; T=3). These virions have a regular surface structure and are composed of 17% [[nucleic acid]].
This genera of viruses include the [[Tomato bushy stunt virus]] (hence the name).
== References ==
* [http://www.dpvweb.net/notes/showgenus.php?genus=Tombusvirus Description of Plant Viruses]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ICTVdB/74010000.htm International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses]
* [http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/3035/VirusGroups.html University of Leicester Microbiology]
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[[Category:Plant pathogens and diseases]]
[[Category:Viruses]]