Fungal Viruses Unveiled: A Comprehensive Review of Mycoviruses
Mycoviruses (viruses of fungi) are ubiquitous throughout the fungal kingdom and are currently classified into 23 viral families and the genus <i>botybirnavirus</i> by the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). The primary focus of mycoviral research has been on mycovi...
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| description | Mycoviruses (viruses of fungi) are ubiquitous throughout the fungal kingdom and are currently classified into 23 viral families and the genus <i>botybirnavirus</i> by the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). The primary focus of mycoviral research has been on mycoviruses that infect plant pathogenic fungi, due to the ability of some to reduce the virulence of their host and thus act as potential biocontrol against these fungi. However, mycoviruses lack extracellular transmission mechanisms and rely on intercellular transmission through the hyphal anastomosis, which impedes successful transmission between different fungal strains. This review provides a comprehensive overview of mycoviruses, including their origins, host range, taxonomic classification into families, effects on their fungal counterparts, and the techniques employed in their discovery. The application of mycoviruses as biocontrol agents of plant pathogenic fungi is also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-318dd67cd93e41049e62ce2b8a2ed9a02023-11-18T03:40:27ZengMDPI AGViruses1999-49152023-05-01155120210.3390/v15051202Fungal Viruses Unveiled: A Comprehensive Review of MycovirusesBianca Hough0Emma Steenkamp1Brenda Wingfield2David Read3Forestry & Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Biochemistry, Genetics & Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South AfricaForestry & Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Biochemistry, Genetics & Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South AfricaForestry & Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Biochemistry, Genetics & Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South AfricaForestry & Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Biochemistry, Genetics & Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South AfricaMycoviruses (viruses of fungi) are ubiquitous throughout the fungal kingdom and are currently classified into 23 viral families and the genus <i>botybirnavirus</i> by the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). The primary focus of mycoviral research has been on mycoviruses that infect plant pathogenic fungi, due to the ability of some to reduce the virulence of their host and thus act as potential biocontrol against these fungi. However, mycoviruses lack extracellular transmission mechanisms and rely on intercellular transmission through the hyphal anastomosis, which impedes successful transmission between different fungal strains. This review provides a comprehensive overview of mycoviruses, including their origins, host range, taxonomic classification into families, effects on their fungal counterparts, and the techniques employed in their discovery. The application of mycoviruses as biocontrol agents of plant pathogenic fungi is also discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/5/1202mycoviruseshypovirulencehypervirulencebiocontroldiversitytaxonomy |
| spellingShingle | Bianca Hough Emma Steenkamp Brenda Wingfield David Read Fungal Viruses Unveiled: A Comprehensive Review of Mycoviruses Viruses mycoviruses hypovirulence hypervirulence biocontrol diversity taxonomy |
| title | Fungal Viruses Unveiled: A Comprehensive Review of Mycoviruses |
| title_full | Fungal Viruses Unveiled: A Comprehensive Review of Mycoviruses |
| title_fullStr | Fungal Viruses Unveiled: A Comprehensive Review of Mycoviruses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fungal Viruses Unveiled: A Comprehensive Review of Mycoviruses |
| title_short | Fungal Viruses Unveiled: A Comprehensive Review of Mycoviruses |
| title_sort | fungal viruses unveiled a comprehensive review of mycoviruses |
| topic | mycoviruses hypovirulence hypervirulence biocontrol diversity taxonomy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/5/1202 |
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