Varicosavirus
Encyclopedia
The viral genus Varicosavirus is a plant
virus
associated with the swelling
it causes in plant vein tissues. It is a double stranded RNA
virus with no specific assigned family. Infection occurs through soil by the spores of the fungus
Olpidium brassicae.
consists of a bi-segmented linear, double-stranded RNA
. The segments are distributed among two particle types of the RNA. The first segment is about 6350-7000 nucleotides in length; the second, about 5630-6500 nucleotides in length .
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
virus
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...
associated with the swelling
Inflammation
Inflammation is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. Inflammation is a protective attempt by the organism to remove the injurious stimuli and to initiate the healing process...
it causes in plant vein tissues. It is a double stranded RNA
RNA
Ribonucleic acid , or RNA, is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life....
virus with no specific assigned family. Infection occurs through soil by the spores of the fungus
Fungus
A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...
Olpidium brassicae.
Genome
The genomeGenome
In modern molecular biology and genetics, the genome is the entirety of an organism's hereditary information. It is encoded either in DNA or, for many types of virus, in RNA. The genome includes both the genes and the non-coding sequences of the DNA/RNA....
consists of a bi-segmented linear, double-stranded RNA
RNA
Ribonucleic acid , or RNA, is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life....
. The segments are distributed among two particle types of the RNA. The first segment is about 6350-7000 nucleotides in length; the second, about 5630-6500 nucleotides in length .