Oat blue dwarf virus

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Oat blue dwarf virus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Kitrinoviricota
Class: Alsuviricetes
Order: Tymovirales
Family: Tymoviridae
Genus: Marafivirus
Species:
Marafivirus avenae
Synonyms
  • Flax crinkle virus

Oat blue dwarf virus (OBDV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Tymoviridae. It replicates within leafhopper vectors, and when these vectors feed, the virus is transmitted to the plant. It can infect oats and barley.[1]

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