Tomato black ring virus: Difference between revisions
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==Cell structure and metabolism== | ==Cell structure and metabolism== |
Revision as of 06:17, 17 December 2008
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Tomato black ring virus
Classification
Higher order taxa
Virus; ssRNA viruses; ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA stage; Picornavirales; Comoviridae; Nepovirus; Subgroup B
Description and Significance
Tomato Black Ring Virus (TBRV) is a RNA-containing virus which as isometric particles about 30nm in diameter and occurs in Europe. It infects a wide range of herbaceous and wood monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous species including many that are important crop plants. In addition to black ring of tomato, the various strains of this virus cause ringspot diseases of bean, sugarbeet, lettuce, raspberry and strawberry, yellow vein of celery,shoot-stunting of peach and unnamed diseases of leek and onion. It occurs in many other plants, including cabbae, grapevine and lucerne.
Genome structure
Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?
Cell structure and metabolism
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Ecology
Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to the environment.
Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
Current Research
Enter summarries of the most rescent research here--at least three required
References
Edited by student of Emily Lilly at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.