Write a short note on viroids.

4 views

1 Answers

Viroids: 

1. These are mainly plant pathogens.

2. Viroids were discovered by Theodor Diener. 

3. The first viroid discovered was PSTV (Potato spindle tuber viroid) which causes a disease in potato. 

4. Viroids are very small, circular, single stranded RNA which are without any protein coat. 

5. Viroids are smaller in size than viruses.

4 views