DESCRIPTION OF VIRUSES

Family Caulimoviridae

Genus “Cassava Vein Mosaic-like Viruses”

Genus “Cassava Vein Mosaic-like Viruses”

Type Species

Cassava vein mosaic virus

(CsVMV)

Distinguishing Features

Cassava vein mosaic virus has virions, and induces the formation of cytoplasmic inclusions, that are similar to those of species in the genera Caulimovirus, “Soybean chlorotic mottle-like viruses” and “Petunia vein clearing-like viruses”, but differs from them in its genome organization.

The genome contains five ORFs organized as shown in Figure 5.

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Not applicable.

List of Species in the Genus

Official virus species names are in italics. Tentative virus species names, alternative names ( ), strains or serotypes are not italicized. Virus name, genome sequence accession numbers [ ], and assigned abbreviation ( ) are:

Species in the Genus

Cassava vein mosaic virus

[U20341, U59751]

(CsVMV)

Tentative Species in the Genus

None reported.