The Ustilago maydis viral (UmV) genome consists of three distinct size groups of double-
stranded RNA (dsRNA) segments: H (heavy), M (medium), and L (light). The H segments …

Mycoviruses are the viruses that infect fungi and the unrelated stramenopiles such as
oomycetes that have morphologies and lifestyles similar to fungi. Our knowledge of …

Many mycoviruses have been accurately and successfully identified in plant pathogenic
fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea. This study discovered three mycoviruses from a B …

Abstract Infection of American and European chestnuts with the chestnut blight fungus
Cryphonectria parasitica results in the formation of cankers, lesions caused by the growth of …

We analysed 676 isolates from 33 Korean Cryphonectria parasitica subpopulations in Korea
for dsRNA incidence and diversity. dsRNA was detected in 84 isolates. Although the dsRNA …

The filamentous fungus Fusarium spp. includes several important plant pathogens. We
attempted to reveal presence of double-stranded (ds) RNAs in the genus. Thirty-seven …

Plant diseases caused by fungal pathogens are a major cause of yield loss in agriculture
and forestry. Mycoviruses have been discovered in many important plant pathogenic fungi …

Background Chestnut blight, caused by Cryphonectria parasitica, is controlled in many
European countries by the naturally occurring mycovirus Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 (CHV …

Summary Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill.) Barr is a necrotrophic fungus that affects
European chestnut populations. In Catalonia (NE Spain), this fungus is widely spread …

Cryphonectria hypovirus 3-GH2 (CHV3-GH2) is a member of the fungal virus family
Hypoviridae that differs from previously characterized members in having a single large …