Carnation latent virus (CLV, or

Carlavirus ''Carlavirus'', formerly known as the "Carnation latent virus group", is a genus of viruses in the order ''Tymovirales'', in the family ''Betaflexiviridae''. Plants serve as natural hosts. There are 53 species in this genus. Diseases associated w ...

) is a plant

pathogenic virus A viral disease (or viral infection) occurs when an organism's body is invaded by pathogenic viruses, and infection, infectious virus particles (virions) attach to and enter susceptible cells. Structural Characteristics Basic structural charact ...

of the family ''

Betaflexiviridae ''Betaflexiviridae'' is a family of viruses in the order ''Tymovirales''. Plants and fungi serve as natural hosts. There are 108 species in this family, assigned to 13 genera in two subfamilies. Diseases associated with this family include mosa ...

''.

External links

ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database: Carnation latent virus
Viral plant pathogens and diseases Carlaviruses {{Virus-plant-disease-stub