Mycoviruses as a part of the global virome: Diversity, evolutionary links and lifestyle

MA Ayllón, EJ Vainio - Advances in virus research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of mycovirus diversity, evolution, horizontal gene transfer and shared
ancestry with viruses infecting distantly related hosts, such as plants and arthropods, has …

Forest tree virome as a source of tree diseases and biological control agents

EJ Vainio, A Rumbou, JJ Diez, C Büttner - Current Forestry Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The collective virome of forest trees can be considered to
include not only plant viruses, but also viral communities harbored by all tree-associated …

[HTML][HTML] New clades of viruses infecting the obligatory biotroph Bremia lactucae representing distinct evolutionary trajectory for viruses infecting oomycetes

M Forgia, S Daghino, M Chiapello, M Ciuffo… - Virus …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent advances in high throughput sequencing (HTS) approaches allowed a broad
exploration of viromes from different fungal hosts, unveiling a great diversity of mycoviruses …

An overview of mycoviral curing strategies used in evaluating fungal host fitness

HA Khan, DI Baig, MF Bhatti - Molecular Biotechnology, 2023 - Springer
The number of novel mycoviruses is increasing at a high pace due to advancements in
sequencing technologies. As a result, an uncountable number of mycoviral sequences are …

The secret password: Cell death-inducing proteins in filamentous phytopathogens-As versatile tools to develop disease-resistant crops

N Sabnam, A Hussain, P Saha - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2023 - Elsevier
Cell death-inducing proteins (CDIPs) are some of the secreted effector proteins manifested
by filamentous oomycetes and fungal pathogens to invade the plant tissue and facilitate …

The consequences of viral infection on protists

VF Queiroz, JM Tatara, BB Botelho… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Protists encompass a vast widely distributed group of organisms, surpassing the diversity
observed in metazoans. Their diverse ecological niches and life forms are intriguing …

Successful full-length genomic cloning and characterization of site-specific nick structures of Phytophthora endornaviruses 2 and 3 in yeast, Saccharomyces …

K Sakuta, K Uchida, T Fukuhara, K Komatsu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Two endornaviruses, Phytophthora endornavirus 2 (PEV2) and Phytophthora endornavirus
3 (PEV3), have been discovered in pathogens targeting asparagus. In this study, we …

Discovery and Identification of Viruses Infecting Oomycetes

A Poimala, E Vainio - Viral Metagenomics: Methods and Protocols, 2023 - Springer
This chapter describes protocols suitable for the detection and identification of RNA viruses
infecting oomycetes (so-called water molds of Kingdom Heterokonta, Stramenopila) …

Sensitivity of Globisporangium ultimum to the fungicide metalaxyl is enhanced by the infection with a toti-like mycovirus

A Higuchi, M Tojo, T Mochizuki - Microbiological Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, numerous oomycete mycoviruses have been discovered; however, very few
studies have focused on their effects on the host oomycete phenotype. In this study, we …

An Overview of Phytophthora Species on Woody Plants in Sweden and Other Nordic Countries

I Matsiakh, A Menkis - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The genus Phytophthora, with 326 species in 12 phylogenetic clades currently known,
includes many economically important pathogens of woody plants. Different Phytophthora …