Banana virus X

Banana virus X
Virus classification
Group:	Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Order:	Tymovirales
Family:	Betaflexiviridae
Genus:	Unassigned
Species:	Banana virus X

Banana virus X (BVX) is a plant virus that infects members of the genus Musa. Its genome is about 2,900 nucleotides in length and contains five open reading frames that encode for a replication-associated protein, a movement-associated triple gene block and a capsid protein.^[1] A polyvalent degenerate oligonucleotide reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PDO-RT-PCR) assay has been developed to detect BVX nucleic acid in infected leaves.^[2]

References

1. Teycheney, P. -Y.; Marais, A.; Svanella-Dumas, L.; Dulucq, M. -J.; Candresse, T. (2005). "Molecular characterization of banana virus X (BVX), a novel member of the Flexiviridae family". Archives of Virology 150 (9): 1715–1727. doi:10.1007/s00705-005-0567-0. PMID 15968476.
2. Teycheney, P. Y.; Acina, I.; Lockhart, B. E. L.; Candresse, T. (2007). "Detection of Banana mild mosaic virus and Banana virus X by polyvalent degenerate oligonucleotide RT-PCR (PDO-RT-PCR)". Journal of Virological Methods 142 (1–2): 41–49. doi:10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.01.004. PMID 17280722.