ott le ▁virus ▁( I CT V d B ▁Vir us ▁Code : ▁ 0 0 . 0 8 8 . 0 . 0 1 . 0 0 4 ) ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁Vir uses ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁Ben y vir us ▁are ▁non - en velop ed , ▁with ▁rod - sh aped ▁geomet ries . ▁The ▁diameter ▁is ▁around ▁ 2 0   nm , ▁with ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 8 5 - 3 9 0   nm . ▁Gen om es ▁are ▁linear ▁and ▁segment ed , ▁around ▁ 6 . 7 kb ▁in ▁length . ▁ ▁Life ▁cycle ▁Vir al ▁rep lication ▁is ▁cy top las mic . ▁Entry ▁into ▁the ▁host ▁cell ▁is ▁achieved ▁by ▁pen etr ation ▁into ▁the ▁host ▁cell . ▁Rep lication ▁follows ▁the ▁positive ▁str and ed ▁R NA ▁virus ▁rep lication ▁model . ▁Pos itive ▁str and ed ▁R NA ▁virus ▁trans cription ▁is ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁trans cription . ▁The ▁virus ▁ex its ▁the ▁host ▁cell ▁by ▁tri part ite ▁non - t ub ule ▁gu ided ▁vir al ▁movement . ▁Plant ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁natural ▁host . ▁The ▁virus ▁is ▁transm itted ▁via ▁a ▁vector ▁( proto zo an ). ▁Trans mission ▁routes ▁are ▁vector . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁I CT V ▁Online ▁Report ; ▁Ben y vir idae ▁ ▁Vir al zone : ▁Ben y vir us ▁ ▁Category : B eny vir uses ▁Category : V iral ▁plant ▁path og ens ▁and ▁dise ases ▁Category :