Editing Plant virus (section)

=== By nematodes ===

Soil-borne [[nematode]]s have been shown to transmit viruses. They acquire and transmit them by feeding on infected [[root]]s. Viruses can be transmitted both non-persistently and persistently, but there is no evidence of viruses being able to replicate in nematodes. The [[virions]] attach to the stylet (feeding organ) or to the gut when they feed on an infected plant and can then detach during later feeding to infect other plants. Nematodes transmit viruses such as [[tobacco ringspot virus]] and [[tobacco rattle virus]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Verchot-Lubicz |first1=Jeanmarie |year=2003 |title=Soilborne viruses: advances in virus movement, virus induced gene silencing, and engineered resistance |journal=Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology |volume=62 |issue=2 |page=56 |doi=10.1016/S0885-5765(03)00040-7 |bibcode=2003PMPP...62...55V }}</ref>