Carmovirus Explained

Carmovirus was a genus of viruses. The genus was split in 2015 into three genera, each retaining -carmovirus as part of their name:^{[1] [2]}

• Alphacarmovirus
• Betacarmovirus
• Gammacarmovirus

These genera are in the same family, Tombusviridae, as the original genus and are more specifically in the subfamily Procedovirinae. The following species were assigned to Carmovirus and are, as of 2020, placed within Procedovirinae but not assigned to a genus:^{[1] [2]}

• Ahlum waterborne virus
• Bean mild mosaic virus
• Cucumber soil-borne virus
• Weddel waterborne virus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scheets K, White KA, Rubino L, Martelli G, Rochon D . Divide the genus Carmovirus into three new genera: Alphacarmovirus, Betacarmovirus, and Gammacarmovirus. . International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) . 3 June 2015. 25 May 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release . International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) . March 2021 . 25 May 2021.