Pepper golden mosaic virus
Species of plant pathogenic virus of the family Geminiviridae
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Pepper golden mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Geminiviridae. It affects Capsicum annuum and all tomatoes. It was first discovered in Texas in 1987, and was called Texas Pepper Virus, and a two years later in Mexico after it destroyed up to 100% of plants in afflicted fields in the autumn of 1989, mainly in north-west Mexico.[3] [4]
| Pepper golden mosaic virus | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Floreoviria |
| Kingdom: | Shotokuvirae |
| Phylum: | Cressdnaviricota |
| Class: | Repensiviricetes |
| Order: | Geplafuvirales |
| Family: | Geminiviridae |
| Genus: | Begomovirus |
| Species: | Begomovirus capsicummusivi |
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