What is Potyvirus?
{{italictitle}} '''''Potyvirus''''' or '''potyviruses''' are a [[genus]] of [[virus]]es in the family Potyviridae. They make plants sick. There are 183 species in this genus including the type species [[Potato virus Y]]. The genus is named after potato virus Y.<ref name=NCBI>{{cite journal|title=The Potyviruses: An Evolutionary Synthesis Is Emerging|year=2020|author1=Adrian J. Gibbs|author2= Mohammad Hajizadeh|author3= Kazusato Ohshima|author4=Roger A.C. Jones|journal=Viruses|doi= 10.3390/v12020132|pmid=31979056|volume=12|issue=2|page=132|pmc=7077269|doi-access=free}}</ref> Scientists think the first potyvirus existed 15,000 to 30,000 years ago and lived in grass.<ref name=NCBI /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Viruses]] [[Category:Diseases and disorders of plants]]