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,
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Mycoviruses as Biocontrol Agents: Potential Applications for Managing Pests and Diseases of Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus). [PDF]
Physiol PlantOilseed rape ( Brassica napus ) production faces a wide range of biotic threats.
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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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Mycovirus Vector-Mediated RNAi for Effective Gene Knockdown in Pine Wood Nematodes. [PDF]
Plant Biotechnol JPlant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 6, Page 3531-3533, June 2026.
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Double-stranded RNA mycovirus infection of Aspergillus fumigatus is not dependent on the genetic make-up of the host. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Aspergillus fumigatus is a fungus that causes opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients, with high morbidity and mortality. In its turn, A. fumigatus can become infected with mycoviruses.
Jeannine M Refos +6 more
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A mycoparasitic and opportunistic fungus is inhabited by a mycovirus
Archives of Virology, 2019 A novel bisegmented double-stranded RNA virus was identified in the mycoparasitic and opportunistic fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus. The RNA1 genome segment comprises 1866 bp and encodes an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp).
Petrzik, Karel,, Siddique, Abu Bakar,
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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 ...
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Cloning and Characterization of the Mycovirus MpChrV2 from <i>Macrophomina phaseolina</i>. [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel)Macrophomina phaseolina is a widely distributed soilborne phytopathogenic fungus that causes destructive diseases such as charcoal rot and stem canker, posing serious threats to crop yield and quality. In recent years, mycoviruses have gained attention as potential biological control agents.
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