Caulimovirus
Synonyms
Cauliflower Mosaic Virus
Cauliflower Mosaic Viruses
Caulimoviruses
Mosaic Virus, Cauliflower
Mosaic Viruses, Cauliflower
Virus, Cauliflower Mosaic
Viruses, Cauliflower Mosaic
A genus of PLANT VIRUSES, in the family CAULIMOVIRIDAE, that are transmitted by APHIDS in a semipersistent manner. Aphid-borne transmission of some caulimoviruses requires certain virus-coded proteins termed transmission factors.