Polymyxa graminis

Polymyxa graminis
Scientific classification
(unranked): SAR
(unranked): Rhizaria
Phylum: Cercozoa
Class: Plasmodiophorea
Order: Plasmodiophorida
Family: Plasmodiophoridae
Genus: Polymyxa
Species: P. graminis
Binomial name
Polymyxa graminis

Polymyxa graminis is a species of plasmodiophorid cercozoans. It is an obligate parasite of plant roots and, though itself non-pathogenic, is responsible for the transmission of several very important plant viruses, including barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV) and soil-borne wheat mosaic virus (SBWMV).

References

    • Plasmodiophorid Home Page
    • Konstantin Kanyuka, Elaine Ward and Michael J. Adams. Polymyxa graminis and the cereal viruses it transmits: a research challenge. Molecular Plant Pathology, Vol 4 page 393.


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