Oat blue dwarf virus explained

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]

External links

• ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database: Oat blue dwarf virus
• Family Groups - The Baltimore Method

Notes and References

1. Edwards . M. C.. Weiland . J. J.. 10.1007/s00705-010-0603-6. First infectious clone of the propagatively transmitted Oat blue dwarf virus. Archives of Virology. 155. 4. 463–470. 2010. 20224895. 11549952.