Soymovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Caulimoviridae and the order Ortervirales. Plants serve as natural hosts. There are seven species in this genus.
The genus contains the following species, listed by scientific name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species:
Viruses in Soymovirus are non-enveloped, with icosahedral geometries, and T=7 symmetry. The diameter is around 50 nm. Genomes are circular. The genome codes for 8 proteins.
Viral replication is nuclear/cytoplasmic. Replication follows the dsDNA(RT) replication model. The method of transcription is dsDNA(RT) transcription. The virus exits the host cell by nuclear pore export, and tubule-guided viral movement. Plants serve as the natural host. The virus is transmitted via a vector (aphid insects). Transmission routes are mechanical.