Longan witches broom-associated virus
| Longan witches broom-associated virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Stelpaviricetes |
| Order: | Patatavirales |
| Family: | Potyviridae |
| Genus: | incertae sedis |
| Species: | Longan witches broom-associated virus
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| Nations and subnational regions in China within which Longan witches broom-associated virus occurs (red) | |
| NCBI ID | GCF_002163385.1 |
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| Genome size | 9428 nucleotides |
| Year of completion | 2017 |
Longan witches broom-associated virus (LWBD or LWBaV) is a species of positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus that has not been assigned to a genus within the family Potyviridae. It is thought to be the cause of witch's broom in longan (Dimocarpus longan), a large tropical tree from southeastern Asia of economic value. Longan witches broom disease is a condition that was first described in 1941. The virus was found in symptomatic plants and absent in healthy plants, but not all of Koch's postulates have been fulfilled.