Cucumber mosaic virus

Cucumber mosaic virus
Cucumber mosaic virus symptoms
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Kitrinoviricota
Class:	Alsuviricetes
Order:	Martellivirales
Family:	Bromoviridae
Genus:	Cucumovirus
Species:	Cucumber mosaic virus
Synonyms
banana infectious chlorosis virus coleus mosaic virus cowpea banding mosaic virus cowpea ringspot virus cucumber virus 1 lily ringspot virus pea top necrosis virus peanut yellow mosaic virus southern celery mosaic virus soybean stunt virus spinach blight virus tomato fern leaf virus pea western ringspot virus

Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) is a plant pathogenic virus^[1] in the family Bromoviridae.^[2] This virus has a worldwide distribution and a very wide host range,^[3] having the reputation of the widest host range of any known plant virus.^[4] It can be transmitted from plant to plant both mechanically by sap and by aphids in a stylet-borne fashion. It can also be transmitted in seeds and by the parasitic weeds, Cuscuta sp. (dodder).