Caulimoviridae

Caulimoviridae is a family of viruses infecting plants. There are currently 68 species in this family, divided among 8 genera.Viruses belonging to the family Caulimoviridae are termed double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) reverse-transcribing viruses (or pararetroviruses) i.e. viruses that contain a reverse transcription stage in their replication cycle. This family contains all plant viruses with a dsDNA genome that have a reverse transcribing phase in its lifecycle. Group: dsDNA-RT