Question

    Fungi transmitting plant viruses primarily belong to

    the class:
    A Basidiomycetes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Oomycetes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Zygomycetes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Plasmodiophoromycetes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Ascomycetes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Plasmodiophoromycetes, like Polymyxa graminis, are obligate parasites that transmit viruses (e.g., barley yellow mosaic virus). Oomycetes  include water molds but are not major virus vectors.

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