Polymyxa graminis is a species of plasmodiophorid cercozoans. It is an obligate parasite of plant roots and, though itself non-pathogenic, is responsible for the transmission of several very important plant viruses, including barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV) and soil-borne wheat mosaic virus (SBWMV).

Polymyxa graminis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Endomyxa
Class: Phytomyxea
Order: Plasmodiophorida
Family: Plasmodiophoridae
Genus: Polymyxa
Species:
P. graminis
Binomial name
Polymyxa graminis
Ledingham

References

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  • Plasmodiophorid Home Page
  • Konstantin Kanyuka, Elaine Ward and Michael J. Adams. Polymyxa graminis and the cereal viruses it transmits: a research challenge. Molecular Plant Pathology, Vol 4 page 393.