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Viroids are
small single-stranded,
circular RNAs that are
infectious pathogens.
Unlike viruses, they have no
protein coating. All
known viroids are inhabitants...
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consists of a type of
infectious agent composed of RNA.
Described as a "
viroid-like element", they
consist of RNA in a
circular rod
shape without any protein...
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potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd,
Pospiviroid fusituberis) was the
first viroid to be identified.
PSTVd is a small,
single stranded circular RNA...
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latent viroid (abbreviated HpLVd, or HLVd,
binomial Cocadviroid latenshumuli) is a
viroid,
which is
known to
cause the
Dudding Disease in hemp and...
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Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBV,
Avsunviroid albamacula****ae) is a
disease affecting avocado trees.
Infections result in
lower yields and
poorer quality...
- If
viruses are
borderline cases or nonliving,
viroids are
further from
being living organisms.
Viroids are some of the
smallest infectious agents, consisting...
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Pospiviroidae are a
incertae sedis family of
ssRNA viroids with 5
genera and 39 species,
including the
first viroid to be discovered, PSTVd,
which is part of genus...
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virus species (including some
classed as
satellite viruses and
others as
viroids) in 2,818 genera, 264 families, 72 orders, 40 classes, 17 phyla, 9 kingdoms...
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Virusoids are
essentially viroids that have been
encapsulated by a
helper virus coat protein. They are thus
similar to
viroids in
their means of replication...
- Cadang-cadang is a
disease caused by
Coconut cadang-cadang
viroid (CCCVd,
Cocadviroid cadangi), a
lethal viroid of
several palms including coconut (Cocos nucifera)...
