Caulimovirus

Synonyms

Cauliflower Mosaic Virus

Cauliflower Mosaic Viruses

Caulimoviruses

Mosaic Virus, Cauliflower

Mosaic Viruses, Cauliflower

Virus, Cauliflower Mosaic

Viruses, Cauliflower Mosaic

A genus of PLANT VIRUSES, in the family CAULIMOVIRIDAE, that are transmitted by APHIDS in a semipersistent manner. Aphid-borne transmission of some caulimoviruses requires certain virus-coded proteins termed transmission factors.