Maize chlorotic mottle virus
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Maize chlorotic mottle virus is a plant pathogenic virus
.
Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) is the type species
of the genus
Machlomovirus
. As a mixed infection with Wheat streak mosaic virus
(WSMV), Sugarcane mosaic virus
, or Maize dwarf mosaic virus
, it induces a synergism
referred to as Corn Lethal Necrosis.
MCMV is a single-stranded
positive-sense
RNA virus
that is package in a 30 nm, T=3 icosahedral particle.
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
.
Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) is the type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
of the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Machlomovirus
Machlomovirus
The Machlomovirus is a plant virus at the genus level under the family Tombusviridae.. The virus consist of a non-enveloped, round, icosahedral capsid of 30 nm. The whole gene is 4700 nucleotides in length.-External links:*...
. As a mixed infection with Wheat streak mosaic virus
Wheat streak mosaic virus
Wheat streak mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Potyviridae.-External links:**...
(WSMV), Sugarcane mosaic virus
Sugarcane mosaic virus
Sugarcane mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Potyviridae.-External links:**...
, or Maize dwarf mosaic virus
Maize dwarf mosaic virus
Maize dwarf mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Potyviridae.-External links:**...
, it induces a synergism
Synergism
In theology, synergism is the position of those who hold that salvation involves some form of cooperation between divine grace and human freedom...
referred to as Corn Lethal Necrosis.
MCMV is a single-stranded
Base pair
In molecular biology and genetics, the linking between two nitrogenous bases on opposite complementary DNA or certain types of RNA strands that are connected via hydrogen bonds is called a base pair...
positive-sense
Sense (molecular biology)
In molecular biology and genetics, sense is a concept used to compare the polarity of nucleic acid molecules, such as DNA or RNA, to other nucleic acid molecules...
RNA virus
RNA virus
An RNA virus is a virus that has RNA as its genetic material. This nucleic acid is usually single-stranded RNA but may be double-stranded RNA...
that is package in a 30 nm, T=3 icosahedral particle.