''Dichorhavirus'' is a genus of negative sense, single-stranded
RNA virus
An RNA virus is a virus characterized by a ribonucleic acid (RNA) based genome. The genome can be single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) or double-stranded (Double-stranded RNA, dsRNA). Notable human diseases caused by RNA viruses include influenza, SARS, ...
es of plants within the family ''
Rhabdoviridae
''Rhabdoviridae'' is a family of negative-strand RNA viruses in the order ''Mononegavirales''. Vertebrates (including mammals and humans), invertebrates, plants, fungi and protozoans serve as natural hosts. Diseases associated with member virus ...
''.
Dichorhaviruses have segmented genomes and their short bacilliform virions are not
enveloped. Dichorhaviruses are transmitted by mites.
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species, listed by common name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species:
* ''Dichorhavirus australis'',
Citrus bright spot virus
* ''Dichorhavirus citri'',
Citrus chlorotic spot virus
* ''Dichorhavirus clerodendri'',
clerodendrum chlorotic spot virus
* ''Dichorhavirus coffeae'',
Coffee ringspot virus
* ''Dichorhavirus leprosis'',
Citrus leprosis virus N
* ''Dichorhavirus orchidaceae'',
Orchid fleck virus
References
Rhabdoviridae
Virus genera
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