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Nine viruses from eight lineages exhibiting new evolutionary modes that co-infect a hypovirulent phytopathogenic fungus.
- Source :
- PLoS Pathogens, Vol 17, Iss 8, p e1009823 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021.
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Abstract
- Mycoviruses are an important component of the virosphere, but our current knowledge of their genome organization diversity and evolution remains rudimentary. In this study, the mycovirus composition in a hypovirulent strain of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum was molecularly characterized. Nine mycoviruses were identified and assigned into eight potential families. Of them, six were close relatives of known mycoviruses, while the other three had unique genome organizations and evolutionary positions. A deltaflexivirus with a tripartite genome has evolved via arrangement and horizontal gene transfer events, which could be an evolutionary connection from unsegmented to segmented RNA viruses. Two mycoviruses had acquired a second helicase gene by two different evolutionary mechanisms. A rhabdovirus representing an independent viral evolutionary branch was the first to be confirmed to occur naturally in fungi. The major hypovirulence-associated factor, an endornavirus, was finally corroborated. Our study expands the diversity of mycoviruses and potential virocontrol agents, and also provides new insights into virus evolutionary modes including virus genome segmentation.
- Subjects :
- Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15537366 and 15537374
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- PLoS Pathogens
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.fb9dee90152e48aea6d0b8e5529edb40
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009823