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| Panicum mosaic satellite virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Genus: | Papanivirus |
| Species: | Panicum papanivirus 1
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| Synonyms | |
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St. Augustine decline satellite virus, | |
Panicum mosaic satellite virus (SPMV) is a plant satellite virus in genus Papanivirus, which is a member of realm Riboviria without assigned family or order. It only infects grasses which are infected by Panicum mosaic virus. One study found that 72% of Stenotaphrum secundatum (St Augustine grass) infected with panicum mosaic virus was also infected with SPMV.[1] In addition to SPMV, many plants infected with panicum mosaic virus are also infected with satellite RNAs.[1]
