Pospiviroidae

The Pospiviroidae are a family of viroids, including the first viroid to be discovered, PSTVd. Their secondary structure is key to their biological activity. The classification of this family is based on differences in the conserved central region sequence. The genome consists (in this order) of a LH terminal domain, a pathogenic domain, conserved central domain, variable domain, and a RH terminal domain. Pospiviroidae replication occurs in an asymmetric fashion via host cell RNA polymerase, RNase, and RNA ligase.

Taxonomy

 * Family Pospiviroidae
 * Genus Pospiviroid; type species: Potato spindle tuber viroid
 * Genus Hostuviroid; type species: Hop stunt viroid
 * Genus Cocadviroid; type species: Coconut cadang-cadang viroid
 * Genus Apscaviroid; type species: Apple scar skin viroid
 * Genus Coleviroid; type species: Coleus blumei viroid 1