Prunus necrotic ringspot virus, abbreviated PNRSV, is a plant pathogenic virus that causes ring spot diseases in species of the genus Prunus as well as other plants such as rose and hops. It belongs to the family Bromoviridae and the genus Ilarvirus, and is found worldwide because it spreads easily through plant propagation methods and infected seed. Synonyms for PNRSV include European plum line pattern virus, hop B virus, hop C virus, plum line pattern virus, sour cherry necrotic ringspot virus and peach ringspot virus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Prunus necrotic ringspot virus, abbreviated PNRSV, is a plant pathogenic virus that causes ring spot diseases in species of the genus Prunus as well as other plants such as rose and hops.
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