Table 1 Virion characteristics of virus families including at least one species transmitted by leafhoppers or whiteflies
From: On the alleged origin of geminiviruses from extrachromosomal DNAs of phytoplasmas
Virus Family or genus | Shape | Size | CP fold | Symmetry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Caulimoviridae (Badnavirus) | bacilliform | 60-900 × 24-35 nm |  |  |
Closteroviridae | Filamentous | 1000-2000 × 10-13 |  |  |
Rhabdoviridae | Bullet-shaped or bacilliform | 130-350 × 45-100 |  |  |
Potyviridae | Filamentous | 300-900 × 12-15 |  |  |
Tenuivirus | helic al | 3-10 nm × 950-1350 |  |  |
Reoviridae | round | 60-80 nm | Â | T = 2 |
Tymoviridae (Marafivirus) | round | 30 nm | Jelly-roll | T = 3 |
Secoviridae (Waikavirus) | round | 25-30 nm | Jelly-roll | T = 3 |
Geminiviridae | geminate | 30 × 18-20 nm | Jelly-roll | T = 1 |