Taxonomy of Family: Aspiviridae
摘要
The Aspiviridae family is classified within the higher taxonomy as follows: realm, Riboviria; phylum, Negarnaviricota; subphylum, Haploviricotina; class, Milneviricetes; order, Serpentovirales (Garcia et al. 2017). Aspiviruses are plant pathogens that affect vegetables, ornamentals, and trees in both the New and Old Worlds. The study of Ophiovirus species within this family has been historically delayed due to the difficulty in observing their virions under an electron microscope. The first visualization of an Ophiovirus particle was achieved only in 1988, with its distinctive morphology understood by 1994.