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Wang Y, Wen Z, Yang Y, Hu X, Song Z, Hu H, Song G, You L, Wang J, Liu Y, Cheng X, Zhang X. Transmission of Oyster Mushroom Spherical Virus to Progeny via Basidiospores and Horizontally to a New Host Pleurotus floridanus. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5677. [PMID: 38891868 PMCID: PMC11171830 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Mycoviruses are usually transmitted horizontally via hyphal anastomosis and vertically through sporulation in natural settings. Oyster mushroom spherical virus (OMSV) is a mycovirus that infects Pleurotus ostreatus, with horizontal transmission via hyphal anastomosis. However, whether OMSV can be vertically transmitted is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the transmission characteristics of OMSV to progeny via basidiospores and horizontally to a new host. A total of 37 single-basidiospore offspring were obtained from OMSV-infected P. ostreatus and Pleurotus pulmonarius for Western blot detection of OMSV. The OMSV-carrying rate among monokaryotic isolates was 19% in P. ostreatus and 44% in P. pulmonarius. Then, OMSV-free and OMSV-infected monokaryotic isolates were selected for hybridization with harvested dikaryotic progeny strains. Western blot analyses of the offspring revealed that the OMSV transmission efficiency was 50% in P. ostreatus and 75% in P. pulmonarius, indicating vertical transmission via sexual basidiospores. Furthermore, we observed the horizontal transfer of OMSV from P. pulmonarius to Pleurotus floridanus. OMSV infection in P. floridanus resulted in significant inhibition of mycelial growth and yield loss. This study was novel in reporting the vertical transmission of OMSV through basidiospores, and its infection and pathogenicity in a new host P. floridanus.
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- Yifan Wang
- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (G.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (Y.L.); (X.C.)
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- Yantai Growth Drivers Conversion Research Institute and Yantai Science and Technology Achievement Transfer and Transformation Demonstration Base, Yantai 264001, China; (Z.W.); (Y.Y.); (X.H.)
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- Yantai Growth Drivers Conversion Research Institute and Yantai Science and Technology Achievement Transfer and Transformation Demonstration Base, Yantai 264001, China; (Z.W.); (Y.Y.); (X.H.)
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- Yantai Growth Drivers Conversion Research Institute and Yantai Science and Technology Achievement Transfer and Transformation Demonstration Base, Yantai 264001, China; (Z.W.); (Y.Y.); (X.H.)
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- The Engineering Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Ludong University, No. 186 Hongqizhong Road, Yantai 264025, China;
- Department of Plant Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (G.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (Y.L.); (X.C.)
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (G.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (Y.L.); (X.C.)
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (G.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (Y.L.); (X.C.)
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (G.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (Y.L.); (X.C.)
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (G.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (Y.L.); (X.C.)
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (G.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (Y.L.); (X.C.)
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (G.S.); (L.Y.); (J.W.); (Y.L.); (X.C.)
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Córdoba L, Ruiz-Padilla A, Pardo-Medina J, Rodríguez-Romero JL, Ayllón MA. Construction of a Mycoviral Infectious Clone for Reverse Genetics in Botrytis cinerea. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2751:47-68. [PMID: 38265709 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3617-6_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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The most important advances in our understanding of the viral life cycle, such as genome replication, packaging, transmission, and host interactions, have been made via the development of viral infectious full-length clones. Here, we describe the detailed protocols for the construction of an infectious clone derived from Botrytis virus F (BVF), a mycoflexivirus infecting the plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea, the determination of the complete sequence of the cloned mycovirus, the preparation of fungal protoplasts, and the transfection of protoplasts using transcripts derived from the BVF infectious clone.
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- Laura Córdoba
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain.
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Li S, Ma Z, Zhang X, Cai Y, Han C, Wu X. Sixteen Novel Mycoviruses Containing Positive Single-Stranded RNA, Double-Stranded RNA, and Negative Single-Stranded RNA Genomes Co-Infect a Single Strain of Rhizoctonia zeae. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 10:30. [PMID: 38248940 PMCID: PMC10817634 DOI: 10.3390/jof10010030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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In the present study, sixteen novel RNA mycoviruses co-infecting a single strain of Rhizoctonia zeae (strain D40) were identified and molecularly characterized using metatranscriptome sequencing combined with a method for rapid amplification of cDNA ends. The fungal strain was isolated from diseased seedlings of sugar beet with damping-off symptoms. Based on genome analysis and phylogenetic analysis of amino acid sequences of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, the sixteen mycoviruses associated with strain D40 contained three genome types with nine distinct lineages, including positive single-stranded RNA (Hypoviridae, Yadokariviridae, Botourmiaviridae, and Gammaflexiviridae), double-stranded RNA (Phlegiviridae, Megabirnaviridae, Megatotiviridae, and Yadonushiviridae), and negative single-stranded RNA (Tulasviridae), suggesting a complex composition of a mycoviral community in this single strain of R. zeae (strain D40). Full genome sequences of six novel mycoviruses and the nearly full-length sequences of the remaining ten novel mycoviruses were obtained. Furthermore, seven of these sixteen mycoviruses were confirmed to assemble virus particles present in the R. zeae strain D40. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first detailed study of mycoviruses infecting R. zeae.
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China; (S.L.); (Z.M.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.H.)
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Contreras-Soto MB, Tovar-Pedraza JM. Viruses of plant-pathogenic fungi: a promising biocontrol strategy for Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Arch Microbiol 2023; 206:38. [PMID: 38142438 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03774-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Plant pathogenic fungi pose a significant and ongoing threat to agriculture and food security, causing economic losses and significantly reducing crop yields. Effectively managing these fungal diseases is crucial for sustaining agricultural productivity, and in this context, mycoviruses have emerged as a promising biocontrol option. These viruses alter the physiology of their fungal hosts and their interactions with the host plants. This review encompasses the extensive diversity of reported mycoviruses, including their taxonomic classification and range of fungal hosts. We highlight representative examples of mycoviruses that affect economically significant plant-pathogenic fungi and their distinctive characteristics, with a particular emphasis on mycoviruses impacting Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. These mycoviruses exhibit significant potential for biocontrol, supported by their specificity, efficacy, and environmental safety. This positions mycoviruses as valuable tools in crop protection against diseases caused by this pathogen, maintaining their study and application as promising research areas in agricultural biotechnology. The remarkable diversity of mycoviruses, coupled with their ability to infect a broad range of plant-pathogenic fungi, inspires optimism, and suggests that these viruses have the potential to serve as an effective management strategy against major fungi-causing plant diseases worldwide.
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- María Belia Contreras-Soto
- Laboratorio de Fitopatología, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Coordinación Regional Culiacán, 80110, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Fitopatología, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Coordinación Regional Culiacán, 80110, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Sun A, Zhao L, Sun Y, Chen Y, Li C, Dong W, Yang G. Horizontal and Vertical Transmission of a Mycovirus Closely Related to the Partitivirus RhsV717 That Confers Hypovirulence in Rhizoctonia solani. Viruses 2023; 15:2088. [PMID: 37896865 PMCID: PMC10611285 DOI: 10.3390/v15102088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Rhizoctonia solani virus717 (RhsV717) was isolated from the Rhizoctonia solani (R. solani) AG-2 strain Rhs717. This study isolated a virus designated as Rhizoctonia solani partitivirus BS-5 (RsPV-BS5) from the R. solani AG-3 strain BS-5, the causal agent of tobacco target spot disease. The virus was identified as a strain of RhsV717. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed that RsPV-BS5 had virus particles with a diameter of approximately 40 nm. Importantly, it can be horizontally transmitted through hyphal anastomosis and vertically transmitted via sexual basidiospores. Furthermore, this study demonstrated that RsPV-BS5 infection significantly impedes mycelial growth and induces hypovirulence in tobacco leaves. Thus, RsPV-BS5 presents a promising avenue for biocontrolling tobacco target spot disease. Transcriptome analysis unveiled differential expression of four genes related to cell wall-degrading enzymes between two isogenic strains, 06-2-15V and 06-2-15. These findings shed light on the molecular mechanism through which RsPV-BS5 reduces host pathogenicity.
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- Aili Sun
- State Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (A.S.); (L.Z.); (Y.S.); (Y.C.); (C.L.)
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (A.S.); (L.Z.); (Y.S.); (Y.C.); (C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (A.S.); (L.Z.); (Y.S.); (Y.C.); (C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (A.S.); (L.Z.); (Y.S.); (Y.C.); (C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (A.S.); (L.Z.); (Y.S.); (Y.C.); (C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (A.S.); (L.Z.); (Y.S.); (Y.C.); (C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (A.S.); (L.Z.); (Y.S.); (Y.C.); (C.L.)
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Sakuta K, Uchida K, Fukuhara T, Komatsu K, Okada R, Moriyama H. Successful full-length genomic cloning and characterization of site-specific nick structures of Phytophthora endornaviruses 2 and 3 in yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1243068. [PMID: 37771702 PMCID: PMC10523305 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1243068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Two endornaviruses, Phytophthora endornavirus 2 (PEV2) and Phytophthora endornavirus 3 (PEV3), have been discovered in pathogens targeting asparagus. In this study, we analyzed the nick structure in the RNA genomes of PEV2 and PEV3 in the host oomycetes. Northern blot hybridization using positive and negative strand-specific RNA probes targeting the 5' and 3' regions of PEV2 and PEV3 RNA genomes revealed approximately 1.0 kilobase (kb) RNA fragments located in the 5' regions of the two genomes. 3' RACE analysis determined that the size of the RNA fragments were 958 nucleotides (nt) for PEV2 and 968 nt for PEV3. We have successfully constructed full-length cDNA clones of the entire RNA genomes of PEV2 and PEV3 using a homologous recombination system in the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These full-length cDNA sequences were ligated downstream of a constitutive expression promoter (TDH3) or a galactose-inducing promoter (GAL1) in the shuttle vector to enable the production of the full-length RNA transcripts of PEV2 and PEV3 in yeast cells. Interestingly, a 1.0 kb RNA fragment from the PEV3 positive-strand transcript was also detected with a 5'-region RNA probe, indicating that site-specific cleavage also occurred in yeast cells. Further, when PEV2 or PEV3 mRNA was overexpressed under the GAL1 promoter, yeast cell growth was suppressed. A fusion protein combining EGFP to the N-terminus of the full-length PEV2 ORF or C-terminus of the full-length PEV3 ORF was expressed, and allowed PEV2 and PEV3 ORFs to be successfully visualized in yeast cells. Expression of the fusion protein also revealed presence of heterogeneous bodies in the cells.
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- Kohei Sakuta
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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- Horticultural Research Institute, Agricultural Center, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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Khan HA, Mukhtar M, Bhatti MF. Mycovirus-induced hypovirulence in notorious fungi Sclerotinia: a comprehensive review. Braz J Microbiol 2023; 54:1459-1478. [PMID: 37523037 PMCID: PMC10485235 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-023-01073-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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Members of the genus Sclerotinia are notorious plant pathogens with a diverse host range that includes many important crops. A huge number of mycoviruses have been identified in this genus; some of these viruses are reported to have a hypovirulent effect on the fitness of their fungal hosts. These mycoviruses are important to researchers from a biocontrol perspective which was first implemented against fungal diseases in 1990. In this review, we have presented the data of all hypovirulent mycoviruses infecting Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates. The data of hypovirulent mycoviruses ranges from 1992 to 2023. Currently, mycoviruses belonging to 17 different families, including (+) ssRNA, (-ssRNA), dsRNA, and ssDNA viruses, have been reported from this genus. Advances in studies had shown a changed expression of certain host genes (responsible for cell cycle regulation, DNA replication, repair pathways, ubiquitin proteolysis, gene silencing, methylation, pathogenesis-related, sclerotial development, carbohydrate metabolism, and oxalic acid biosynthesis) during the course of mycoviral infection, which were termed differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Together, research on fungal viruses and hypovirulence in Sclerotinia species can deepen our understanding of the cellular processes that affect how virulence manifests in these phytopathogenic fungi and increase the potential of mycoviruses as a distinct mode of biological control. Furthermore, the gathered data can also be used for in-silico analysis, which includes finding the signature sites [e.g., hypovirus papain-like protease (HPP) domain, "CCHH" motif, specific stem-loop structures, p29 motif as in CHV1, A-rich sequence, CA-rich sequences as in MoV1, GCU motif as in RnMBV1, Core motifs in hypovirus-associated RNA elements (HAREs) as in CHV1] that are possibly responsible for hypovirulence in mycoviruses.
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- Haris Ahmed Khan
- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Mianwali, Mianwali, Punjab, 42200, Pakistan.
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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Characterization of a Fungal Virus Representing a Novel Genus in the Family Alphaflexiviridae. Viruses 2023; 15:v15020339. [PMID: 36851552 PMCID: PMC9967154 DOI: 10.3390/v15020339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is an ascomycetous fungus and hosts various mycoviruses. In this study, a novel fungal alphaflexivirus with a special genomic structure, named Sclerotinia sclerotiorum alphaflexivirus 1 (SsAFV1), was cloned from a hypovirulent strain, AHS31. Strain AHS31 was also co-infected with two botourmiaviruses and two mitoviruses. The complete genome of SsAFV1 comprised 6939 bases with four open reading frames (ORFs), a conserved 5'-untranslated region (UTR), and a poly(A) tail in the 3' terminal; the ORF1 and ORF3 encoded a replicase and a coat protein (CP), respectively, while the function of the proteins encoded by ORF2 and ORF4 was unknown. The virion of SsAFV1 was flexuous filamentous 480-510 nm in length and 9-10 nm in diameter. The results of the alignment and the phylogenetic analysis showed that SsAFV1 is related to allexivirus and botrexvirus, such as Garlic virus X of the genus Allexivirus and Botrytis virus X of the genus Botrevirus, both with 44% amino-acid (aa) identity of replicase. Thus, SsAFV1 is a novel virus and a new genus, Sclerotexvirus, is proposed to accommodate this novel alphaflexivirus.
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Ayllón MA, Vainio EJ. Mycoviruses as a part of the global virome: Diversity, evolutionary links and lifestyle. Adv Virus Res 2023; 115:1-86. [PMID: 37173063 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Knowledge of mycovirus diversity, evolution, horizontal gene transfer and shared ancestry with viruses infecting distantly related hosts, such as plants and arthropods, has increased vastly during the last few years due to advances in the high throughput sequencing methodologies. This also has enabled the discovery of novel mycoviruses with previously unknown genome types, mainly new positive and negative single-stranded RNA mycoviruses ((+) ssRNA and (-) ssRNA) and single-stranded DNA mycoviruses (ssDNA), and has increased our knowledge of double-stranded RNA mycoviruses (dsRNA), which in the past were thought to be the most common viruses infecting fungi. Fungi and oomycetes (Stramenopila) share similar lifestyles and also have similar viromes. Hypothesis about the origin and cross-kingdom transmission events of viruses have been raised and are supported by phylogenetic analysis and by the discovery of natural exchange of viruses between different hosts during virus-fungus coinfection in planta. In this review we make a compilation of the current information on the genome organization, diversity and taxonomy of mycoviruses, discussing their possible origins. Our focus is in recent findings suggesting the expansion of the host range of many viral taxa previously considered to be exclusively fungal, but we also address factors affecting virus transmissibility and coexistence in single fungal or oomycete isolates, as well as the development of synthetic mycoviruses and their use in investigating mycovirus replication cycles and pathogenicity.
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- María A Ayllón
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain; Departamento Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, E.T.S.I. Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain.
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- Forest Health and Biodiversity, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, Finland
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Hai D, Li J, Lan S, Wu T, Li Y, Cheng J, Fu Y, Lin Y, Jiang D, Wang M, Xie J. Discovery and Evolution of Six Positive-Sense RNA Viruses Co-infecting the Hypovirulent Strain SCH733 of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2022; 112:2449-2461. [PMID: 35793152 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-22-0148-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a well-known phytopathogenic fungus with a wide host range. Identifying novel mycoviruses in phytopathogenic fungi is necessary to develop novel strategies for plant health protection and contribute to understanding the origin of viruses. Six new mycoviruses with positive single-stranded RNA genomes co-infecting the hypovirulent strain SCH733 of S. sclerotiorum were identified using a metatranscriptomic approach, and their complete genome sequences were molecularly determined. These mycoviruses belong to the following five families: Narnaviridae, Mitoviridae, Deltaflexviridae, Botourmiaviridae, and Ambiguiviridae. Three of these mycoviruses belong to existing International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)-recognized species. Two of these newly identified mycoviruses have unique genomic features that are significantly different from those of all known mycoviruses. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that these six mycoviruses included close as well as distant relatives of known mycoviruses, thereby providing new insight into virus evolution and classification. Mycovirus horizontal transmission and elimination experiments revealed that Sclerotinia sclerotiorum narnavirus 5 is associated with hypovirulence of S. sclerotiorum, although we have not shown that it is independently responsible for the hypovirulence phenotype. This study broadens the diversity of known mycoviruses infecting S. sclerotiorum and provides a clue toward limiting hypovirulence in S. sclerotiorum.
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- Du Hai
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Forestry and Horticulture, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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Guo J, Zhou X, Xie F, Cao J, Liu S, Zhong J, Zhu H. Hypovirulence caused by mycovirus in Colletotrichum fructicola. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1038781. [PMID: 36275531 PMCID: PMC9585321 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1038781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Colletotrichum fructicola is a pathogenic fungus causing leaf black spot and fruit rot disease in a wide variety of crops. Some mycoviruses that cause detrimental effects on fungal hosts could be useful in studying the pathogenesis of fungal hosts. In this study, we reported two mycoviruses, Colletotrichum fructicola ourmia-like virus 1- Colletotrichum gloeosporioides ourmia-like virus 1 (CfOLV1-CgOLV1) and Colletotrichum fructicola ourmia-like virus 2 (CfOLV2), from a C. fructicola fungus. The complete genome sequences of CfOLV1-CgOLV1 and CfOLV2 contain 2,516 bp and 2,048 bp, respectively. Both of these viruses contain only one open reading frame (ORF), which encodes an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). CfOLV1-CgOLV1 was identical as the previously reported virus CgOLV1. Phylogenetic analysis showed that CfOLV2 is closely related to Scleroulivirus and Magoulivirus in the family Botourmiaviridae. Virus elimination and horizontal transmission experiments proved that the associated mycoviruses could reduce the pathogenicity of the host C. fructicola. In addition, we found that the virus-containing strains showed a much higher percentage of appressorium formation and more melanin production compared to isogenic virus-free strain, and the presence of the virus is detrimental to the growth of host fungi and regulates the integrity of the cell wall. Transcriptomic analysis showed that mycovirus infection caused various abnormal genes expression in C. fructicola. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a hypovirulence-associated ourmia-like mycovirus in C. fructicola.
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- *Correspondence: Hongjian Zhu, ;Jie Zhong,
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Characterization of a novel magoulivirus isolated from the phytopathogenic fungus Verticillium dahlia. Arch Virol 2022; 167:2387-2390. [PMID: 35927384 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-022-05524-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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A new positive-sense single-stranded RNA (+ssRNA) mycovirus, Verticillium dahliae magoulivirus 1 (VdMoV1), was isolated from two strains (2-19 and XLZ70) of Verticillium dahliae. The complete genome of VdMoV1 is 2303 nucleotides (nt) in length and has a large open reading frame (nt positions from 61 to 1938) encoding an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). A multiple sequence alignment indicated that the central region of the RdRp encoded by VdMoV1 contains eight typical viral RdRp motifs. BLASTp analysis demonstrated that VdMoV1 has the highest sequence identity (86.88%) to Bremia lactucae associated ourmia-like virus 2 (BlaOLV2). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that VdMoV1 is a new member of the genus Magoulivirus. As far as we know, VdMoV1 is the first reported member of the family Botourmiaviridae infecting V. dahliae.
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Mukherjee MD, Kumar A, Solanki PR, Verma D, Yadav AK, Chaudhary N, Kumar P. Recent Advances in Understanding SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Updates on
Potential Diagnostic and Therapeutics for COVID-19. CORONAVIRUSES 2022; 3. [DOI: 10.2174/2666796703666220302143102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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Abstract:
A more focused approach is needed to understand the SARS-CoV-2 virulence, structure, and
genomics to devise more effective diagnostic and treatment interventions as this virus can evade the immune
attack and causes life-threatening complications such as cytokine storm. The spread of the virus is
still amplifying and causing thousands of new cases worldwide. It is essential to review current diagnostics
and treatment approaches to pave the way to correct or modify our current practices to make more
effective interventions against COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccine development has moved at a breakneck
pace since the outbreak began, utilizing practically all possible platforms or tactics to ensure the success
of vaccines. A total of 42 vaccine candidates have already entered clinical trials, including promising
results from numerous vaccine candidates in phase 1 or phase 2 trials. Further, many existing drugs are
being explored on broad-spectrum antiviral medications for their use in clinical recovery against COVID-
19. The present review attempts to re-examine the SARS-CoV-2 structure, its viral life cycle, clinical
symptoms and pathogenesis, mode of transmission, diagnostics, and treatment strategies that may be useful
for resorting to more effective approaches for controlling COVID-19. Various antiviral drugs and
vaccination strategies with their strengths and weaknesses are also discussed in the paper to augment our
understanding of COVID-19 management.
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- Maumita D. Mukherjee
- Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201313, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi-110067, India
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- Nano-Bio Laboratory, Special Centre for Nanoscience, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, India
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- Nano-Bio Laboratory, Special Centre for Nanoscience, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, India
- Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201313, India
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- Nano-Bio Laboratory, Special Centre for Nanoscience, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, India
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- Department of Biotechnology,
Delhi Technological University, Delhi-110042, India
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- Sri Aurobindo College, Delhi University, New Delhi-110017,
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Li B, Cao Y, Ji Z, Zhang J, Meng X, Dai P, Hu T, Wang S, Cao K, Wang Y. Coinfection of Two Mycoviruses Confers Hypovirulence and Reduces the Production of Mycotoxin Alternariol in Alternaria alternata f. sp. mali. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:910712. [PMID: 35756001 PMCID: PMC9218907 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.910712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Alternaria leaf blotch caused by Alternaria alternata apple pathotype (Alternaria mali) is an important fungal disease that affects the production of apples worldwide. Mycoviruses harbored in plant pathogenic fungi can confer hypovirulence in their hosts and have attracted widespread attention as potential biocontrol tools. In this study, the coinfection of two mycoviruses, named A. alternata chrysovirus 1 strain QY2 (AaCV1-QY2) and A. alternata magoulivirus 1 (AaMV1), respectively, were isolated from A. alternata f. sp. mali strain QY21. Sequence analyses revealed that AaCV1-QY2 virus belonged to the genus Betachrysovirus and AaMV1 virus belonged to the genus Magoulvirus. These two mycoviruses were found to be associated with hypovirulence in A. alternata, among which AaCV1-QY2 might play a relatively leading role. Because the elimination of AaMV1 from the strain QY21 does not affect the hypovirulence trait, which indicates that the virus AaCV1-QY2 can independently induce slow growth and reduce host virulence. Moreover, the presence of viruses decreased the accumulation of the mycotoxin alternariol (AOH) in A. alternata strains. Intriguingly, AaCV1-QY2/AaMV1 mycoviruses can be horizontally transmitted to other A. alternata strains, and this coinfection can promote the interspecific transmission efficiency of AaCV1-QY2. To our knowledge, this study reports the first description of the member of Chrysovirus is related to hypovirulence in Alternaria spp. that facilitates the development of biocontrol measures of A. mali Roberts.
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- Bo Li
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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Mycoviromic Analysis Unveils Complex Virus Composition in a Hypovirulent Strain of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8070649. [PMID: 35887405 PMCID: PMC9317179 DOI: 10.3390/jof8070649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Mycoviruses are ubiquitous in pathogenic fungi including Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Using RNA sequencing, more mycoviruses have been identified in individual strains, which were previously reported to be infected by a single mycovirus. A hypovirulent strain of S. sclerotiorum, HC025, was previously thought to harbor a single mitovirus, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum mitovirus 1 (SsMV1), based on the analysis of the conventional dsRNA extraction method. We found HC025 to be co-infected by five mycoviruses. In addition to SsMV1, four mycoviruses were identified: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum narnavirus 4 (SsNV4), Sclerotinia sclerotiorum negative-stranded RNA virus 1 (SsNSRV1), Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ourmia-like virus 14 (SsOLV14), and SsOLV22. Three mycoviruses including SsNV4, SsNSRV1, and SsOLV14 share high replicase identities (more than 95%) with the previously reported corresponding mycoviruses, and SsOLV22 shows lower identity to the known viruses. The complete genome of SsOLV22 is 3987 nt long and contains a single ORF-encoded RdRp, which shares 24.84% identity with the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of Hubei narna-like virus 10 (query coverage: 26%; e-value: 8 × 10−19). The phylogenetic tree of RdRp suggests that SsOLV22 is a new member within the family Botourmiaviridae. All of the mycoviruses except for SsNSRV1 could horizontally co-transfer from HC025 to the virulent strain Ep-1PNA367 with hypovirulent phenotypes, and converted a later strain into a hypovirulent strain. In summary, we molecularly characterized the hypovirulent strain HC025 and identified five RNA mycoviruses including a new member within Botourmiaviridae.
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De Miccolis Angelini RM, Raguseo C, Rotolo C, Gerin D, Faretra F, Pollastro S. The Mycovirome in a Worldwide Collection of the Brown Rot Fungus Monilinia fructicola. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8050481. [PMID: 35628739 PMCID: PMC9147972 DOI: 10.3390/jof8050481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The fungus Monilinia fructicola is responsible for brown rot on stone and pome fruit and causes heavy yield losses both pre- and post-harvest. Several mycoviruses are known to infect fungal plant pathogens. In this study, a metagenomic approach was applied to obtain a comprehensive characterization of the mycovirome in a worldwide collection of 58 M. fructicola strains. Deep sequencing of double-stranded (ds)RNA extracts revealed a great abundance and variety of mycoviruses. A total of 32 phylogenetically distinct positive-sense (+) single-stranded (ss)RNA viruses were identified. They included twelve mitoviruses, one in the proposed family Splipalmiviridae, and twelve botourmiaviruses (phylum Lenarviricota), eleven of which were novel viral species; two hypoviruses, three in the proposed family Fusariviridae, and one barnavirus (phylum Pisuviricota); as well as one novel beny-like virus (phylum Kitrinoviricota), the first one identified in Ascomycetes. A partial sequence of a new putative ssDNA mycovirus related to viruses within the Parvoviridae family was detected in a M. fructicola isolate from Serbia. The availability of genomic sequences of mycoviruses will serve as a solid basis for further research aimed at deepening the knowledge on virus–host and virus–virus interactions and to explore their potential as biocontrol agents against brown rot disease.
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Córdoba L, Ruiz-Padilla A, Rodríguez-Romero J, Ayllón MA. Construction and Characterization of a Botrytis Virus F Infectious Clone. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8050459. [PMID: 35628716 PMCID: PMC9146958 DOI: 10.3390/jof8050459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Botrytis virus F (BVF) is a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA (+ssRNA) virus within the Gammaflexiviridae family of the plant-pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea. In this study, the complete sequence of a BVF strain isolated from B. cinerea collected from grapevine fields in Spain was analyzed. This virus, in this work BVF-V448, has a genome of 6827 nt in length, excluding the poly(A) tail, with two open reading frames encoding an RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) and a coat protein (CP). The 5′- and 3′-terminal regions of the genome were determined by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). Furthermore, a yet undetected subgenomic RNA species in BVF-V448 was identified, indicating that the CP is expressed via 3′ coterminal subgenomic RNAs (sgRNAs). We also report the successful construction of the first BVF full-length cDNA clone and synthesized in vitro RNA transcripts using the T7 polymerase, which could efficiently transfect two different strains of B. cinerea, B05.10 and Pi258.9. The levels of growth in culture and virulence on plants of BVF-V448 transfected strains were comparable to BVF-free strains. The infectious clones generated in this work provide a useful tool for the future development of an efficient BVF foreign gene expression vector and a virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) vector as a biological agent for the control of B. cinerea.
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- Laura Córdoba
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain; (L.C.); (A.R.-P.); (J.R.-R.)
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain; (L.C.); (A.R.-P.); (J.R.-R.)
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain; (L.C.); (A.R.-P.); (J.R.-R.)
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain; (L.C.); (A.R.-P.); (J.R.-R.)
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Luo X, Jiang D, Xie J, Jia J, Duan J, Cheng J, Fu Y, Chen T, Yu X, Li B, Lin Y. Genome Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of a Novel Endornavirus That Infects Fungal Pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Viruses 2022; 14:v14030456. [PMID: 35336865 PMCID: PMC8953294 DOI: 10.3390/v14030456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Endornaviruses are capsidless linear (+) ssRNA viruses in the family Endornaviridae. In this study, Scelrotinia sclerotiorum endornavirus 11 (SsEV11), a novel endornavirus infecting hypovirulent Sclerotinia sclerotiorum strain XY79, was identified and cloned using virome sequencing analysis and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) techniques. The full-length genome of SsEV11 is 11906 nt in length with a large ORF, which encodes a large polyprotein of 3928 amino acid residues, containing a viral methyltransferase domain, a cysteine-rich region, a putative DEADc, a viral helicase domain, and an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) 2 domain. The 5’ and 3’ untranslated regions (UTR) are 31 nt and 90 nt, respectively. According to the BLAST result of the nucleotide sequence, SsEV11 shows the highest identity (45%) with Sclerotinia minor endornavirus 1 (SmEV1). Phylogenetic analysis based on amino acid sequence of RdRp demonstrated that SsEV11 clusters to endornavirus and has a close relationship with Betaendornavirus. Phylogenetic analysis based on the sequence of endornaviral RdRp domain indicated that there were three large clusters in the phylogenetic tree. Combining the results of alignment analysis, Cluster I at least has five subclusters including typical members of Alphaendornavirus and many unclassified endornaviruses that isolated from fungi, oomycetes, algae, and insects; Cluster II also has five subclusters including typical members of Betaendornavirus, SsEV11, and other unclassified viruses that infected fungi; Cluster III includes many endorna-like viruses that infect nematodes, mites, and insects. Viruses in Cluster I and Cluster II are close to each other and relatively distant to those in Cluster III. Our study characterized a novel betaendornavirus, SsEV11, infected fungal pathogen S. sclerotiorum, and suggested that notable phylogenetic diverse exists in endornaviruses. In addition, at least, one novel genus, Gammaendornavirus, should be established to accommodate those endorna-like viruses in Cluster III.
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- Xin Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (X.L.); (D.J.); (J.X.); (J.J.); (T.C.)
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (J.C.); (Y.F.); (X.Y.); (B.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (X.L.); (D.J.); (J.X.); (J.J.); (T.C.)
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (J.C.); (Y.F.); (X.Y.); (B.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (X.L.); (D.J.); (J.X.); (J.J.); (T.C.)
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (J.C.); (Y.F.); (X.Y.); (B.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (X.L.); (D.J.); (J.X.); (J.J.); (T.C.)
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (J.C.); (Y.F.); (X.Y.); (B.L.)
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (J.C.); (Y.F.); (X.Y.); (B.L.)
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (J.C.); (Y.F.); (X.Y.); (B.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (X.L.); (D.J.); (J.X.); (J.J.); (T.C.)
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (J.C.); (Y.F.); (X.Y.); (B.L.)
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (J.C.); (Y.F.); (X.Y.); (B.L.)
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (J.C.); (Y.F.); (X.Y.); (B.L.)
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (J.C.); (Y.F.); (X.Y.); (B.L.)
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Sato Y, Shahi S, Telengech P, Hisano S, Cornejo C, Rigling D, Kondo H, Suzuki N. A new tetra-segmented splipalmivirus with divided RdRP domains from Cryphonectria naterciae, a fungus found on chestnut and cork oak trees in Europe. Virus Res 2022; 307:198606. [PMID: 34688782 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Positive-sense (+), single-stranded (ss) RNA viruses with divided RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) domains have been reported from diverse filamentous ascomycetes since 2020. These viruses are termed splipalmiviruses or polynarnaviruses and have been characterized largely at the sequence level, but ill-defined biologically. Cryphonectria naterciae, from which only one virus has been reported, is an ascomycetous fungus potentially plant-pathogenic to chestnut and oak trees. We molecularly characterized multiple viruses in a single Portuguese isolate (C0614) of C. naterciae, taking a metatranscriptomic and conventional double-stranded RNA approach. Among them are a novel splipalmivirus (Cryphonectria naterciae splipalmivirus 1, CnSpV1) and a novel fusagravirus (Cryphonectria naterciae fusagravirus 1, CnFGV1). This study focused on the former virus. CnSpV1 has a tetra-segmented, (+)ssRNA genome (RNA1 to RNA4). As observed for other splipalmiviruses reported in 2020 and 2021, the RdRP domain is separately encoded by RNA1 (motifs F, A and B) and RNA2 (motifs C and D). A hypothetical protein encoded by the 5'-proximal open reading frame of RNA3 shows similarity to a counterpart conserved in some splipalmiviruses. The other RNA3-encoded protein and RNA4-encoded protein show no similarity with known proteins in a blastp search. The tetra-segment nature was confirmed by the conserved terminal sequences of the four CnSpV1 segments (RNA1 to RNA4) and their 100% coexistence in over 100 single conidial isolates tested. The experimental introduction of CnSpV1 along with CnFGV1 into a virus free strain C0754 of C. naterciae vegetatively incompatible with C0614 resulted in no phenotypic alteration, suggesting asymptomatic infection. The protoplast fusion assay indicates a considerably narrow host range of CnSpV1, restricted to the species C. naterciae and C. carpinicola. This study contributes to better understanding of the molecular and biological properties of this unique group of viruses.
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- Yukiyo Sato
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, 710-0046, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, 710-0046, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, 710-0046, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, 710-0046, Japan
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- Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Forest Health & Biotic Interactions, Zuercherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf
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- Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Forest Health & Biotic Interactions, Zuercherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, 710-0046, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, 710-0046, Japan.
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Khan HA, Shamsi W, Jamal A, Javaied M, Sadiq M, Fatma T, Ahmed A, Arshad M, Waseem M, Babar S, Dogar MM, Virk N, Janjua HA, Kondo H, Suzuki N, Bhatti MF. Assessment of mycoviral diversity in Pakistani fungal isolates revealed infection by 11 novel viruses of a single strain of Fusarium mangiferae isolate SP1. J Gen Virol 2021; 102. [PMID: 34850675 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An extensive screening survey was conducted on Pakistani filamentous fungal isolates for the identification of viral infections. A total of 396 fungal samples were screened, of which 36 isolates were found double-stranded (ds) RNA positive with an overall frequency of 9% when analysed by a classical dsRNA isolation method. One of 36 dsRNA-positive strains, strain SP1 of a plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium mangiferae, was subjected to virome analysis. Next-generation sequencing and subsequent completion of the entire genome sequencing by a classical Sanger sequencing method showed the SP1 strain to be co-infected by 11 distinct viruses, at least seven of which should be described as new taxa at the species level according to the ICTV (International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses) species demarcation criteria. The newly identified F. mangiferae viruses (FmVs) include two partitivirids, one betapartitivirus (FmPV1) and one gammapartitivirus (FmPV2); six mitovirids, three unuamitovirus (FmMV2, FmMV4, FmMV6), one duamitovirus (FmMV5), and two unclassified mitovirids (FmMV1, FmMV3); and three botourmiavirids, two magoulivirus (FmBOV1, FmBOV3) and one scleroulivirus (FmBOV2). The number of coinfecting viruses is among the largest ones of fungal coinfections. Their molecular features are thoroughly described here. This represents the first large virus survey in the Indian sub-continent.
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- Haris Ahmed Khan
- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan.,Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, 710-0046, Japan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan.,Present address: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Crop Diseases Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan.,Present address: EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, EBS Business School, Rheingaustrasse 1, 65375, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, 710-0046, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, 710-0046, Japan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Characterization of the Mycovirome from the Plant-Pathogenic Fungus Cercospora beticola. Viruses 2021; 13:v13101915. [PMID: 34696345 PMCID: PMC8537984 DOI: 10.3390/v13101915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) caused by Cercospora beticola is a devastating foliar disease of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris), resulting in high yield losses worldwide. Mycoviruses are widespread fungi viruses and can be used as a potential biocontrol agent for fugal disease management. To determine the presence of mycoviruses in C. beticola, high-throughput sequencing analysis was used to determine the diversity of mycoviruses in 139 C. beticola isolates collected from major sugar beet production areas in China. The high-throughput sequencing reads were assembled and searched against the NCBI database using BLASTn and BLASTx. The results showed that the obtained 93 contigs were derived from eight novel mycoviruses, which were grouped into 3 distinct lineages, belonging to the families Hypoviridae, Narnaviridae and Botourmiaviridae, as well as some unclassified (−)ssRNA viruses in the order Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first identification of highly diverse mycoviruses in C. beticola. The novel mycoviruses explored in this study will provide new viral materials to biocontrol Cercospora diseases. Future studies of these mycoviruses will aim to assess the roles of each mycovirus in biological function of C. beticola in the future.
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Shi N, Hu F, Wang P, Zhang Y, Zhu Q, Yang G, Huang B. Molecular characterization of two dsRNAs that could correspond to the genome of a new mycovirus that infects the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. Arch Virol 2021; 166:3233-3237. [PMID: 34535823 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05239-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana is used worldwide for biological control of insects. Seven dsRNA segments were detected in a single B. bassiana strain, RCEF1446. High-throughput sequencing indicated the presence of three mycoviruses in RCEF1446. Two were identified as the known mycoviruses Beauveria bassiana victorivirus 1 and Beauveria bassiana polymycovirus 1, and the novel mycovirus was designated as "Beauveria bassiana bipartite mycovirus 1" (BbBV1). The complete sequence of the BbBV1 is described here. The mycovirus contains two dsRNA segments. The RNA 1 (dsRNA 4) of BbBV1 is 2,026 bp in length, encoding a RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) (68.54 kDa), while the RNA 2 (dsRNA 6) is 1,810 bp in length, encoding a hypothetical protein (35.55 kDa) with unknown function. Moreover, the amino acid sequence of RdRp showed the highest sequence identity of 62.31% to Botryosphaeria dothidea bipartite mycovirus 1. Phylogenetic analysis based on RdRp sequences revealed that BbBV1 represents a distinct lineage of unassigned dsRNA mycoviruses infecting fungi.
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- Najie Shi
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Pest Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-products Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Pest Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Pest Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Pest Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Pest Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China.
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Mu F, Li B, Cheng S, Jia J, Jiang D, Fu Y, Cheng J, Lin Y, Chen T, Xie J. Nine viruses from eight lineages exhibiting new evolutionary modes that co-infect a hypovirulent phytopathogenic fungus. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009823. [PMID: 34428260 PMCID: PMC8415603 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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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. Identification of mycoviruses in phytopathogenic fungi is necessary for understanding the origin of viruses and developing virocontrol strategies to protect plants. Nine mycoviruses with RNA genomes were identified in a hypovirulent strain of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and were classified into eight potential viral families, suggesting that the composition of mycoviral communities was complex in this single fungal strain. They included four previously characterized mycoviruses and three distant relatives of known mycoviruses, as well as the first reports of a deltaflexivirus with a tripartite genome, and a fungal rhabdovirus. In addition, we found an endornavirus associated with hypovirulence in a phytopathogenic fungus. Our study makes a significant contribution because it not only expands the diversity-related knowledge of mycoviruses and potential virocontrol agents, but also provides new insights into mycovirus evolution.
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- Fan Mu
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Mu F, Jia J, Xue Y, Jiang D, Fu Y, Cheng J, Lin Y, Xie J. Characterization of a novel botoulivirus isolated from the phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Arch Virol 2021; 166:2859-2863. [PMID: 34291341 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05168-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ourmiavirus 17 (SsOV17) was isolated from the hypovirulent strain GF3 of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The genome of SsOV17 is 2,802 nt in length and contains a single long open reading frame (ORF) flanked by a short structured 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR) (28 nt) and a long 3'-UTR (788 nt), respectively. The ORF encodes a protein with 663 amino acids and a predicted molecular mass of 75.0 kDa. A BLASTp search indicated that the protein encoded by SsOV17 is closely related to the putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ourmiavirus 13 (71% identity). A multiple sequence alignment indicated that eight conserved amino acid motifs were present in the RdRp conserved region of SsOV17. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that SsOV17 clustered with members of the genus Botoulivirus.
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- Fan Mu
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Transcriptional Responses of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum to the Infection by SsHADV-1. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7070493. [PMID: 34206246 PMCID: PMC8303302 DOI: 10.3390/jof7070493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The infection by a single-stranded DNA virus, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum hypovirulence-associated DNA virus 1 (SsHADV-1), causes hypovirulence, a reduced growth rate, and other colony morphological changes in its host Sclerotinia sclerotiorum strain DT-8. However, the mechanisms of the decline are still unclear. Using digital RNA sequencing, a transcriptome analysis was conducted to elucidate the phenotype-related genes with expression changes in response to SsHADV-1 infection. A total of 3110 S. sclerotiorum differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected during SsHADV-1 infection, 1741 of which were up-regulated, and 1369 were down-regulated. The identified DEGs were involved in several important pathways. DNA replication, DNA damage response, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, ribosomal assembly, and translation were the affected categories in S. sclerotiorum upon SsHADV-1 infection. Moreover, the infection of SsHADV-1 also suppressed the expression of antiviral RNA silencing and virulence factor genes. These results provide further detailed insights into the effects of SsHADV-1 infection on the whole genome transcription in S. sclerotiorum.
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Complete nucleotide sequence of a novel botourmiavirus from the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae isolate SH05. Arch Virol 2021; 166:1783-1787. [PMID: 33779811 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05044-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A novel mycovirus with the proposed name "Magnaporthe oryzae botourmiavirus 9" (MoBV9) was found in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae isolate SH05. The virus has a positive single-stranded RNA genome of 2,812 nucleotides and contains a single open reading frame predicted to encode an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase that is closely related to those of some unclassified viruses of the family Botourmiaviridae, including Plasmopara viticola lesion associated ourmia-like virus 44, Plasmopara viticola lesion associated ourmia-like virus 47, and Cladosporium uredinicola ourmiavirus 1. Genome sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analysis supported the notion that MoBV9 is a new member of the family Botourmiaviridae.
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Majid S, Khan MS, Rashid S, Niyaz A, Farooq R, Bhat SA, Wani HA, Qureshi W. COVID-19: Diagnostics, Therapeutic Advances, and Vaccine Development. CURRENT CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2021; 8:152-166. [PMID: 33614398 PMCID: PMC7883962 DOI: 10.1007/s40588-021-00157-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Purpose of Review Human race is currently facing the wrath of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a highly transmittable and pathogenic RNA virus, causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the worst ever global pandemic. Coronaviruses (CoVs) have emerged as a major public health concern. Urgent global response to COVID-19 outbreak has been to limit spread of SARS-CoV-2 via extensive monitoring and containment. Various treatment regimens have been adopted to manage COVID-19, with known drugs and drug combinations used to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19. Intensive research on various fronts including studying molecular and structural aspects of these viruses and unraveling the pathophysiology and mechanistic basis of COVID-19 aimed at developing effective prophylactic, therapeutic agents and vaccines has been carried out globally. Recent Findings No approved antiviral treatment except remdesivir exists for SARS-CoV-2 till date though novel drug targets have been identified. However, worldwide frantic and competitive vaccine development pharmaceutical race has borne fruit in the form of a number of promising candidate vaccines, out of which few have already received emergency use authorization by regulatory bodies in record time. Summary This review highlights the painstaking efforts of healthcare workers and scientific community to successfully address the COVID-19 pandemic—though damage in the form of severe illness, loss of lives, and livelihood has left a serious mark. Focusing on extensive research on various therapeutic options and antiviral strategies including neutralizing antibodies, potential drugs, and drug targets, light has been shed on various diagnostic options and the amazing vaccine development process as well.
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- Sabhiya Majid
- Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College Srinagar and Associated SMHS and Super Speciality Hospital and Research Centre, University of Kashmir Srinagar, Srinagar, J&K 190010 India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College Srinagar and Associated SMHS and Super Speciality Hospital and Research Centre, University of Kashmir Srinagar, Srinagar, J&K 190010 India
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- Department of Medicine, Government Medical College Srinagar and Associated SMHS and Super Speciality Hospital, Srinagar, J&K 190010 India
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- SHKM Government Medical College, Mewat, Haryana India
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, 67714 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College Doda, Doda, J&K 182202 India
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- Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Jammu, India
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- Registrar Academics, Government Medical College Srinagar, Srinagar, J&K 190010 India
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Double synonyms in the genetic code can be used as a tool to test competing hypotheses regarding ambigrammatic narnavirus genomes. Applying the analysis to recent observations of Culex narnavirus 1 and Zhejiang mosquito virus 3 ambigrammatic viruses indicates that the open reading frame on the complementary strand of the segment coding for RNA-dependent RNA polymerase does not code for a functional protein. Culex narnavirus 1 has been shown to possess a second segment, also ambigrammatic, termed 'Robin'. We find a comparable segment for Zhejiang mosquito virus 3, a moderately diverged relative of Culex narnavirus 1. Our analysis of Robin polymorphisms suggests that its reverse open reading frame also does not code for a functional protein. We make a hypothesis about its role.
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- Gytis Dudas
- Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22B, 413 19 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 499 Illinois Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 499 Illinois Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 499 Illinois Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Wan X, She Y, Li M, Xi H, Xie J, Wen C. A Novel Ourmia-Like Mycovirus Confers Hypovirulence-Associated Traits on Fusarium oxysporum. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:569869. [PMID: 33362731 PMCID: PMC7756082 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.569869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. momordicae (FoM) is an important fungal disease that affects the production of bitter gourd. Hypovirulence-associated mycoviruses have great potential and application prospects for controlling the fungal disease. In this study, a novel ourmia-like virus, named Fusarium oxysporum ourmia-like virus 1 (FoOuLV1), was isolated from FoM strain HuN8. The viral genomic RNA is 2,712 nucleotides (nt) in length and contains an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) using either standard or mitochondrial codes. In strain HuN8, there was also a FoOuLV1-associated RNA segment with 1,173 nt in length with no sequence homology. Phylogenetic analysis showed that FoOuLV1 is a member of the genus Magoulivirus of the family Botourmiaviridae. FoOuLV1 was found to be associated with hypovirulence in FoM. Moreover, FoOuLV1 and its hypovirulence trait can be transmitted horizontally to other FoM strains and also to other formae speciale strains of F. oxysporum. In addition, FoOuLV1 showed significant biological control effect against the bitter gourd Fusarium wilt. To our knowledge, this study reveals the first description of a hypovirulence-associated ourmia-like mycovirus, which has the potential to the biological control of Fusarium wilt.
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- Ying Zhao
- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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Liu Y, Zhang L, Esmael A, Duan J, Bian X, Jia J, Xie J, Cheng J, Fu Y, Jiang D, Lin Y. Four Novel Botourmiaviruses Co-Infecting an Isolate of the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. Viruses 2020; 12:E1383. [PMID: 33287110 PMCID: PMC7761653 DOI: 10.3390/v12121383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Via virome sequencing, six viruses were detected from Magnaporthe oryzae strains YC81-2, including one virus in the family Tombusviridae, one virus in the family Narnaviridae and four viruses in the family Botourmiaviridae. Since the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of one botourmiavirus show the highest identity (79%) with Magnaporthe oryzae ourmia-like virus 1 (MOLV1), the virus that was grouped into the genus Magoulivirus was designated as Magnaporthe oryzae botourmiavirus 2 (MOBV2). The three other novel botourmiaviruses were selected for further study. The complete nucleotide sequences of the three botourmiaviruses were determined. Sequence analysis showed that virus 1, virus 2, and virus 3 were 2598, 2385, and 2326 nts in length, respectively. The variable 3' untranslated region (3'-UTR) and 5'-UTR of each virus could be folded into a stable stem-loop secondary structure. Each virus consisted of a unique ORF encoding a putative RdRp. The putative proteins with a conserved GDD motif of RdRp showed the highest sequence similarity to RdRps of viruses in the family Botourmiaviridae. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that these viruses were three distinct novel botourmiaviruses, clustered into the Botourmiaviridae family but not belonging to any known genera of this family. Thus, virus 1, virus 2, and virus 3 were designated as Magnaporthe oryzae botourmiavirus 5, 6, and 7 (MOBV5, MOBV6, and MOBV7), respectively. Our results suggest that four distinct botourmiaviruses, MOBV2, MOBV5, MOBV6, and MOBV7, co-infect a single strain of Magnaporthe oryzae, and MOBV5, MOBV6, and MOBV7 are members of three unclassified genera in the family Botourmiaviridae.
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- Yang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.L.); (A.E.); (J.J.); (J.X.); (D.J.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.L.); (A.E.); (J.J.); (J.X.); (D.J.)
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (X.B.); (J.C.); (Y.F.)
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Qalubiya Governorate, Benha 13511, Egypt
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (X.B.); (J.C.); (Y.F.)
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (X.B.); (J.C.); (Y.F.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.L.); (A.E.); (J.J.); (J.X.); (D.J.)
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (X.B.); (J.C.); (Y.F.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.L.); (A.E.); (J.J.); (J.X.); (D.J.)
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (X.B.); (J.C.); (Y.F.)
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (X.B.); (J.C.); (Y.F.)
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (X.B.); (J.C.); (Y.F.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.L.); (A.E.); (J.J.); (J.X.); (D.J.)
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (X.B.); (J.C.); (Y.F.)
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.D.); (X.B.); (J.C.); (Y.F.)
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Thekke-Veetil T, Lagos-Kutz D, McCoppin NK, Hartman GL, Ju HK, Lim HS, Domier LL. Soybean Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Harbor Highly Diverse Populations of Arthropod, Fungal and Plant Viruses. Viruses 2020; 12:E1376. [PMID: 33271916 PMCID: PMC7761488 DOI: 10.3390/v12121376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Soybean thrips (Neohydatothrips variabilis) are one of the most efficient vectors of soybean vein necrosis virus, which can cause severe necrotic symptoms in sensitive soybean plants. To determine which other viruses are associated with soybean thrips, the metatranscriptome of soybean thrips, collected by the Midwest Suction Trap Network during 2018, was analyzed. Contigs assembled from the data revealed a remarkable diversity of virus-like sequences. Of the 181 virus-like sequences identified, 155 were novel and associated primarily with taxa of arthropod-infecting viruses, but sequences similar to plant and fungus-infecting viruses were also identified. The novel viruses were predicted to have positive-sense RNA, negative-stranded RNA, double-stranded RNA, and single-stranded DNA genomes. The assembled sequences included 100 contigs that represented at least 95% coverage of a virus genome or genome segment. Sequences represented 12 previously described arthropod viruses including eight viruses reported from Hubei Province in China, and 12 plant virus sequences of which six have been previously described. The presence of diverse populations of plant viruses within soybean thrips suggests they feed on and acquire viruses from multiple host plant species that could be transmitted to soybean. Assessment of the virome of soybean thrips provides, for the first time, information on the diversity of viruses present in thrips.
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (D.L.-K.); (N.K.M.); (G.L.H.)
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (D.L.-K.); (N.K.M.); (G.L.H.)
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (D.L.-K.); (N.K.M.); (G.L.H.)
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 300-010, Korea; (H.-K.J.); (H.-S.L.)
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 300-010, Korea; (H.-K.J.); (H.-S.L.)
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (D.L.-K.); (N.K.M.); (G.L.H.)
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Shahi S, Chiba S, Kondo H, Suzuki N. Cryphonectria nitschkei chrysovirus 1 with unique molecular features and a very narrow host range. Virology 2020; 554:55-65. [PMID: 33383414 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2020.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cryphonectria nitschkei chrysovirus 1 (CnCV1), was described earlier from an ascomycetous fungus, Cryphonectria nitschkei strain OB5/11, collected in Japan; its partial sequence was reported a decade ago. Complete sequencing of the four genomic dsRNA segments revealed molecular features similar to but distinct from previously reported members of the family Chrysoviridae. Unique features include the presence of a mini-cistron preceding the major large open reading frame in each genomic segment. Common features include the presence of CAA repeats in the 5'-untranslated regions and conserved terminal sequences. CnCV1-OB5/11 could be laterally transferred to C. nitschkei and its relatives C. radicalis and C. naterciae via coculturing, virion transfection and protoplast fusion, but not to fungal species other than the three species mentioned above, even within the genus Cryphonectria, suggesting a very narrow host range. Phenotypic comparison of a few sets of CnCV1-infected and -free isogenic strains showed symptomless infection in new hosts.
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- Sabitree Shahi
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan.
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Owashi Y, Aihara M, Moriyama H, Arie T, Teraoka T, Komatsu K. Population Structure of Double-Stranded RNA Mycoviruses That Infect the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae in Japan. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:593784. [PMID: 33193269 PMCID: PMC7664462 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.593784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Various viruses infect Magnaporthe oryzae (syn. Pyricularia oryzae), which is a well-studied fungus that causes rice blast disease. Most research has focused on the discovery of new viruses and the hypovirulence-associated traits conferred by them. Therefore, the diversity and prevalence of viruses in wild fungal populations have not been explored. We conducted a comprehensive screening of M. oryzae mycoviruses from various regions in Japan using double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) electrophoresis and RT-PCR assays. We detected three mycoviruses, Magnaporthe oryzae virus 2 (MoV2), Magnaporthe oryzae chrysovirus 1 (MoCV1), and Magnaporthe oryzae partitivirus 1 (MoPV1), among 127 of the 194 M. oryzae strains screened. The most prevalent virus was MoPV1 (58.8%), which often co-infected in a single fungal strain together with MoV2 or MoCV1. MoV2 and MoCV1 were found in 22.7 and 10.8% of strains, respectively, and they were usually distributed in different regions so that mixed-infection with these two mycoviruses was extremely rare. The predominance of MoPV1 in M. oryzae is supported by significant negative values from neutrality tests, which indicate that the population size of MoPV1 tends to increase. Population genetic analyses revealed high nucleotide diversity and the presence of phylogenetically diverse subpopulations among the MoV2 isolates. This was not the case for MoPV1. Furthermore, studies of a virus-cured M. oryzae strain revealed that MoV2 does not cause any abnormalities or symptoms in its host. However, a leaf sheath inoculation assay showed that its presence slightly increased the speed of mycelial growth, compared with virus-free mycelia. These results demonstrate that M. oryzae in Japan harbors diverse dsRNA mycovirus communities with wide variations in their population structures among different viruses.
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- Yuta Owashi
- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Fuchu, Japan.,Western Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Fukuyama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Fuchu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Fuchu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Fuchu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Fuchu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Fuchu, Japan
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