Hostuviroid
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Hostuviroid is a genus of viroid
Viroid
Viroids are plant pathogens that consist of a short stretch of highly complementary, circular, single-stranded RNA without the protein coat that is typical for viruses. The smallest discovered is a 220 nucleobase scRNA associated with the rice yellow mottle sobemovirus...

s that includes the hop stunt viroid
Hop stunt viroid
The hop stunt viroid is a viroid species that infects the common hop plant, citrus plants and grapevines, among others. It is a member of the Pospiviroidae family and the Hostuviroid genus....

s, a group of viroids that infects many different types of plants, including the common hop (plant)
Hop (plant)
Humulus, Hop, is a small genus of flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The female flowers of H. lupulus are known as hops, and are used as a culinary flavoring and stabilizer, especially in the brewing of beer...

 plant.

Some hostuviroids:

Citrus gummy bark viroid
Citrus gummy bark viroid
The citrus gummy bark viroid is a sub-species of the hop stunt viroid, and thus is a member of the genus Hostuviroid.As the name suggests, the citrus gummy bark viroid causes problems in the bark of the sweet orange tree....



Grapevine viroid
Grapevine viroid
The grapevine viroid is a viroid that is a type of hop stunt viroid.Types of grapevine viroids:Australian grapevine viroidGrapevine yellow speckle viroid...

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