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Hosta virus X (HVX) is a virus that infects hostas. [1] The disease was first identified in 1996 by Dr. Benham Lockhart at the University of Minnesota , and grouped with the potexviruses . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The virus has reached epidemic proportions and is not uncommon to find in many garden centers and nurseries .
Hosta with virus X. Hosta leaves and stems are eaten by deer, rabbits, slugs and snails, and the roots and rhizomes are eaten by voles, all of these can cause extensive damage to collections in gardens. Some varieties seem more resistant to slug damage, which is more prevalent later in the growing season, than others.
Potexvirus is a genus of pathogenic viruses in the order Tymovirales, in the family Alphaflexiviridae.Plants serve as natural hosts. There are 48 species in this genus, three of which are assigned to a subgenus.
Vaccines are another method of virotherapy that use attenuated or inactivated viruses to develop immunity to disease. An attenuated virus is a weakened virus that incites a natural immune response in the host that is often undetectable. The host also develops potentially life-long immunity due to the attenuated virus's similarity to the actual ...
Papillomaviridae is a family of non-enveloped DNA viruses whose members are known as papillomaviruses. [1] Several hundred species of papillomaviruses, traditionally referred to as "types", [2] have been identified infecting all carefully inspected mammals, [2] but also other vertebrates such as birds, snakes, turtles and fish.
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Hordeum mosaic virus; Hosta virus X; Hydrangea ringspot virus; I. Impatiens necrotic spot orthotospovirus; Indian cassava mosaic virus; Indonesian soybean dwarf virus; J.