Abutilon yellows virus (AbYV (sometimes AYB) is a virus of the genus ''
Crinivirus
''Crinivirus'', formerly the ''lettuce infectious yellows virus group'', is a genus of viruses, in the family ''Closteroviridae''. They are linear, single-stranded positive sense RNA viruses (and are therefore group IV). There are 14 species i ...
''.
Particle lengths were measured at 800-850 nm. Partial sequencing has taken place but full sequencing was not complete as of 2008.
Criniviruses are considered a threat to crops, though less so than viruses the other whitefly transmitted virus genus ''
Begomovirus
''Begomovirus'' is a genus of viruses, in the family ''Geminiviridae''. They are plant viruses that as a group have a very wide host range, infecting dicotyledonous plants. Worldwide they are responsible for a considerable amount of economic dam ...
'', which are predominant in both number and effect.
Vector
The vector is the banded-wing whitefly, ''
Trialeurodes abutiloneus''.
[Liu, H. Y., Li, R. H., Wisler, G. C., & Duffus, J. E. (1997). Characterization of Abutilon yellows virus–a new clostero-like virus transmitted by banded-wing whitefly (Trialeurodes abutilonea). Phytopathology, 87, S58-S59]
References
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Crinivirus