title: ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Potyviridae.
abstract: The Potyviridae is the largest family of RNA plant viruses, members of which have single-stranded, positive-sense RNA genomes and flexuous filamentous particles 680-900 nm long and 11-20 nm wide. There are eight genera, distinguished by the host range, genomic features and phylogeny of the member viruses. Genomes range from 8.2 to 11.3 kb, with an average size of 9.7 kb. Most genomes are monopartite but those of members of the genus Bymovirus are bipartite. Some members cause serious disease epidemics in cultivated plants. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the Potyviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/potyviridae.
authors.affiliation: State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia 6150, Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wylie
authors.affiliation: 24 Woodland Way, Stevenage, Herts SG2 8BT, UK.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: Division of Plant Quarantine, ICAR - National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India.
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chalam
authors.affiliation: International Potato Center (CIP), Apartado 1558, Lima 12, Peru.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kreuze
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics CRAG, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: López-Moya
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Virology, Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, 1-banchi, Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazusato
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.affiliation: Division of Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India.
authors.forename: Shelly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Praveen
authors.affiliation: Institute for Epidemiological and Pathogen Diagnosis, Julius Kuhn Institut, Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rabenstein
authors.affiliation: Crop Diseases, Pests, Genetics, ARS, USDA, 9611 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648, USA.
authors.forename: Drake
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stenger
authors.affiliation: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford St., London, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada.
authors.forename: Aiming
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Dep. de Fitopatologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: F Murilo
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Zerbini
authors.lastname: Ictv Report Consortium
mesh_terms: D023061:Gene Order; D016679:Genome, Viral; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D019176:Potyviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral