Ribgrass mosaic virus

{{Short description|Species of virus}}

{{Virusbox

| name = Ribgrass mosaic virus

| parent = Tobamovirus

| species = Tobamovirus plantagonis

| synonyms =

• Holmes ribgrass virus (HRV)
• Plantago virus
• Ribgrass strain of tobacco mosaic virus
• Youcai mosaic virus

}}

Ribgrass mosaic virus (RMV) is a species of Tobamovirus.{{cite web |url=http://www.dpvweb.net/dpv/showdpv.php?dpvno=152 |title=Ribgrass mosaic virus |author1=N. Oshima |author2=B. D. Harrison |date=October 1975 |work=Descriptions of Plant Viruses |accessdate=25 November 2015}} It is an RNA-containing virus with rod-shape particles. It can be found in many wild plant species. This virus does not itself produce serious epidemic diseases, but it served as the inciting pathogen of a necrotic virus disease in burly tobacco.Heinz Fraenkle -conrat -M.H.V. Van Regenmortel science 2013William S.Klug - Michael R.Cummings.1997.Concepts of genetics.Prentice-Hall Inc.