"Potyvirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A large genus of plant viruses of the family POTYVIRIDAE which infect mainly plants of the Solanaceae. Transmission is primarily by aphids in a non-persistent manner. The type species is potato virus Y.
| Descriptor ID |
D017800
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.715.464.600 B04.715.635.600 B04.820.590.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Potato Virus Y- Potato Virus Y
- Potato Virus Ys
- Virus Ys, Potato
- Ys, Potato Virus
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