Exploration of mycovirus composition in a hypovirulent strain of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum potentially uncovers mycovirus cross-taxa transmission [PDF]
Virus ResearchSclerotinia sclerotiorum is a worldwide plant pathogenic fungus. Identifying novel mycoviruses in this fungus can aid in developing fungal disease control strategies and enhance our understanding of viral evolution.
Lixia Gao +13 more
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Mycologists and Virologists Align: Proposing Botrytis cinerea for Global Mycovirus Studies [PDF]
VirusesMycoviruses are highly genetically diverse and can significantly change their fungal host’s phenotype, yet they are generally under-described in genotypic and biological studies. We propose Botrytis cinerea as a model mycovirus system in which to develop
Mahmoud E. Khalifa +7 more
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A mycovirus enhances fitness of an insect pathogenic fungus and potentially modulates virulence through interactions between viral and host proteins. [PDF]
PLoS PathogensBeauveria bassiana is an entomopathogenic ascomycete widely utilized in biological pest control. However, its effectiveness is often limited by low conidiation rates, sensitivity to environmental stresses, and delayed insecticidal activity. In this study,
Najie Shi +10 more
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A mycovirus shaped insect-pathogenic and non-pathogenic phenotypes in a fungal biocontrol agent [PDF]
VirulenceMycoviruses are increasingly recognized for their potential applications in crop protection, particularly in biocontrol of phytopathogenic fungi and in enhancement of the environmental competence and virulence of entomopathogenic ascomycetes (EA) to ...
Fátima Rueda-Maíllo +3 more
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A Mycovirus VIGS Vector Confers Hypovirulence to a Plant Pathogenic Fungus to Control Wheat FHB
Advanced Science, 2023 Mycovirus‐mediated hypovirulence has the potential to control fungal diseases. However, the availability of hypovirulence‐conferring mycoviruses for plant fungal disease control is limited as most fungal viruses are asymptomatic. In this study, the virus‐
Lihang Zhang +5 more
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Molecular and Biological Characterization of an Isolate of Fusarium graminearum dsRNA mycovirus 4 (FgV4) from a New Host Fusarium pseudograminearum [PDF]
MicroorganismsWheat Fusarium crown rot (FCR), mainly caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum, is one of the most important diseases. Some mycoviruses are reported to have a hypovirulence trait and considered as a biocontrol agent for plant fungal diseases. In most cases,
Guoping Ma +7 more
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Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Mycovirus-Mediated Hypervirulence in Beauveria bassiana Infecting Tenebrio molitor [PDF]
Journal of FungiMycoviral infection can either be asymptomatic or have marked effects on fungal hosts, influencing them either positively or negatively. To fully understand the effects of mycovirus infection on the fungal host, transcriptomic profiling of four Beauveria
Charalampos Filippou +4 more
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Insect hypovirulence-associated mycovirus confers entomopathogenic fungi with enhanced resistance against phytopathogens [PDF]
VirulenceMycoviruses can alter the biological characteristics of host fungi, including change virulence or pathogenicity of phytopathogens and entomopathogenic fungi (EPF).
Li Sui +6 more
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Short communication: Effect of mycoviruses on growth, spore germination and pathogenicity of the fungus Fusarium circinatum [PDF]
Forest Systems, 2018 Aim of the study: To assess the impact on two mycoviruses recently described in F. circinatum mitovirus 1, and 2-2 (FcMV1 and FcMV2-2) on i) mycelial growth, ii) spore germination and iii) relative necrosis.
Juan Asdrúbal Flores-Pacheco +5 more
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Aspergillus flavus with Mycovirus as an Etiologic Factor for Acute Leukemias in Susceptible Individuals: Evidence and Discussion. [PDF]
BiomedicinesSeveral etiologic factors for the development of acute leukemias have been suggested; however, none is applicable to all cases. We isolated a certain mycovirus-containing Aspergillus flavus (MCAF) from the home of a patient with acute lymphoblastic ...
Tebbi CK +5 more
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