Mycoviruses are viruses that infect fungi. A growing number of novel mycoviruses have
expanded our knowledge of virology, particularly in taxonomy, ecology, and evolution …

Whereas most mycoviruses lead'secret lives', some reduce the ability of their fungal hosts to
cause disease in plants. This property, known as hypovirulence, has attracted attention …

▪ Abstract Most hypovirulence in the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, is
associated with infection by fungal viruses in the family Hypoviridae. Hypovirulence has …

White root rot, caused by the ascomycete Rosellinia necatrix, is a devastating disease
worldwide, particularly in fruit trees in Japan. Here we report on the biological and molecular …

A systematic bioinformatic approach to identifying the evolutionarily conserved regions of
proteins has verified the universality of a newly described conserved motif in RNA …

Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) viruses in some fungi are associated with hypovirulence
and have been used or proposed as biological control agents. We isolated 7.5-kb dsRNAs …

▪ Abstract Fungal viruses are considered unconventional because they lack an extracellular
route of infection and persistently infect their hosts, often in the absence of apparent …

B. Virulence Tests C. Asexual and Sexual Sporulation D. Transfection and Transformation
VI. Structure and Characteristics of the CHV1 Genome A. Overview of CHV1 RNA Genome …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a devastating plant pathogen that attacks numerous economically
important broad acre and vegetable crops worldwide. Mycoviruses are widespread viruses …

ABSTRACT RNA viruses of filamentous fungi fall into two broad categories, those that
contain double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) genomes in rigid particles and those that are more …