Tomato spotted wilt virus
| Tomato spotted wilt virus | |
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| Symptoms of Tomato spotted wilt virus on tomato | |
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Elliovirales |
| Family: | Tospoviridae |
| Genus: | Orthotospovirus |
| Species: | Orthotospovirus tomatomaculae |
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Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a spherical negative-sense RNA virus. Transmitted by thrips, it causes serious losses in economically important crops and it is one of the most economically devastating plant viruses in the world.