The members of this genus produce virions and cytoplasmic inclusions similar to those of viruses in the genera Caulimovirus, Petuvirus and Soymovirus but differ from them in genome organization and phylogenetic placement based on analysis of polymerase gene sequences. The order of the movement protein and coat protein is also reversed to that of all other genera in the Caulimoviridae.
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A summary of this ICTV Report chapter has been published as an ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile article in the Journal of General Virology, and should be cited when referencing this online chapter as follows:
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Lars Magnius*
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William S. Mason
Fox Chase Cancer Center
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