Hostuviroid is a genus of
viroid
Viroids are small single-stranded, circular RNAs that are infectious pathogens. Unlike viruses, they have no protein coating. All known viroids are inhabitants of angiosperms (flowering plants), and most cause diseases, whose respective economi ...
s that includes ''
Hop stunt viroid'', a species of viroids that infects many different types of plants, including the common
hop plant.
External links
ICTV Report: ''Pospiviroidae''
Viroids
Virus genera
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