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Akata I, Edis G, Ozbey BG, Keskin E, Sahin E. Complete Genome Analyses of a Novel Flexivirus with Unique Genome Organization and Three Endornaviruses Hosted by the Mycorrhizal Fungus Terfezia claveryi. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:210. [PMID: 38837067 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-024-03745-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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The extensive use of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) has significantly advanced and transformed our comprehension of virus diversity, especially in intricate settings like soil and biological specimens. In this study, we delved into mycovirus sequence surveys within mycorrhizal fungus species Terfezia claveryi, through employing HTS with total double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) extracts. Our findings revealed the presence of four distinct members from the Alsuviricetes class, one flexivirus designated as Terfezia claveryi flexivirus 1 (TcFV1) and three endornaviruses (TcEV1, TcEV2, and TcEV3) in two different T. claveryi isolates. TcFV1, a member of the order Tymovirales, exhibits a unique genome structure and sequence features. Through in-depth analyses, we found that it shares sequence similarities with other deltaflexiviruses and challenges existing Deltaflexiviridae classification. The discovery of TcFV1 adds to the genomic plasticity of mycoviruses within the Tymovirales order, shedding light on their evolutionary adaptations. Additionally, the three newly discovered endornaviruses (TcEV1, TcEV2, and TcEV3) in T. claveryi exhibited limited sequence similarities with other endornaviruses and distinctive features, including conserved domains like DEAD-like helicase, ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities (AAA ATPase), and RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), indicating their classification as members of new species within the Alphaendornavirus genus. In conclusion, this research emphasizes the importance of exploring viral diversity in uncultivated fungi, bridging knowledge gaps in mycovirus ecology. The discoveries of a novel flexivirus with unique genome organization and endornaviruses in T. claveryi broaden our comprehension of mycovirus diversity and evolution, highlighting the need for continued investigations into viral populations in wild fungi.
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- Ilgaz Akata
- Faculty of Science Department of Biology, Ankara University, Tandogan, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ankara University, Dışkapı, 06110, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science Department of Biology, Ankara University, Tandogan, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
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- Evolutionary Genetics Laboratory (eGL), Faculty of Agriculture Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ankara University, Dışkapı, 06110, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Dokuz Eylul University, Buca, 35390, Izmir, Turkey.
- Fauna and Flora Research and Application Center, Dokuz Eylul University, Buca, 35390, Izmir, Turkey.
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Sahin E, Edis G, Keskin E, Akata I. Molecular characterization of the complete genome of a novel ormycovirus infecting the ectomycorrhizal fungus Hortiboletus rubellus. Arch Virol 2024; 169:110. [PMID: 38664287 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-024-06027-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Advancements in high-throughput sequencing and the development of new bioinformatics tools for large-scale data analysis play a crucial role in uncovering virus diversity and enhancing our understanding of virus evolution. The discovery of the ormycovirus clades, a group of RNA viruses that are phylogenetically distinct from all known Riboviria members and are found in fungi, highlights the value of these tools for the discovery of novel viruses. The aim of this study was to examine viral populations in fungal hosts to gain insights into the diversity, evolution, and classification of these viruses. Here, we report the molecular characterization of a newly discovered ormycovirus, which we have named "Hortiboletus rubellus ormycovirus 1" (HrOMV1), that was found in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Hortiboletus rubellus. The bipartite genome of HrOMV1, whose nucleotide sequence was determined by HTS and RLM-RACE, consists of two RNA segments (RNA1 and RNA2) that exhibit similarity to those of previously studied ormycoviruses in their organization and the proteins they encode. The presence of upstream, in-frame AUG triplets in the 5' termini of both RNA segments suggests that HrOMV1, like certain other ormycoviruses, employs a non-canonical translation initiation strategy. Phylogenetic analysis showed that HrOMV1 is positioned within the gammaormycovirus clade. Its putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) exhibits sequence similarity to those of other gammaormycovirus members, the most similarity to that of Termitomyces ormycovirus 1, with 33.05% sequence identity. This protein was found to contain conserved motifs that are crucial for RNA replication, including the distinctive GDQ catalytic triad observed in gammaormycovirus RdRps. The results of this study underscore the significance of investigating the ecological role of mycoviruses in mycorrhizal fungi. This is the first report of an ormycovirus infecting a member of the ectomycorrhizal genus Hortiboletus.
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- Ergin Sahin
- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Dokuz Eylul University, Buca, Izmir, 35390, Turkey.
- Fauna and Flora Research and Application Center, Dokuz Eylul University, Buca, Izmir, 35390, Turkey.
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- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ankara University, Dışkapı, Ankara, 06110, Turkey
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- Evolutionary Genetics Laboratory (eGL), Faculty of Agriculture Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ankara University, Dışkapı, Ankara, 06110, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science Department of Biology, Ankara University, Tandogan, Ankara, 06100, Turkey
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Zhou K, Zhang F, Deng Y. Comparative Analysis of Viromes Identified in Multiple Macrofungi. Viruses 2024; 16:597. [PMID: 38675938 PMCID: PMC11054281 DOI: 10.3390/v16040597] [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: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Macrofungi play important roles in the soil elemental cycle of terrestrial ecosystems. Fungal viruses are common in filamentous fungi, and some of them can affect the growth and development of hosts. However, the composition and evolution of macrofungal viruses are understudied. In this study, ninety strains of Trametes versicolor, Coprinellus micaceus, Amanita strobiliformis, and Trametes hirsuta were collected in China. Four mixed pools were generated by combining equal quantities of total RNA from each strain, according to the fungal species, and then subjected to RNA sequencing. The sequences were assembled, annotated, and then used for phylogenetic analysis. Twenty novel viruses or viral fragments were characterized from the four species of macrofungi. Based on the phylogenetic analysis, most of the viral contigs were classified into ten viral families or orders: Barnaviridae, Benyviridae, Botourmiaviridae, Deltaflexiviridae, Fusariviridae, Hypoviridae, Totiviridae, Mitoviridae, Mymonaviridae, and Bunyavirales. Of these, ambi-like viruses with circular genomes were widely distributed among the studied species. Furthermore, the number and overall abundance of viruses in these four species of macrofungi (Basidiomycota) were found to be much lower than those in broad-host phytopathogenic fungi (Ascomycota: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, and Botrytis cinerea). By employing metatranscriptomic analysis in this study, for the first time, we demonstrated the presence of multiple mycoviruses in Amanita strobiliformis, Coprinellus micaceus, Trametes hirsute, and Trametes versicolor, significantly contributing to research on mycoviruses in macrofungi.
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- Kang Zhou
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Hormone and Reproduction, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang 236037, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang 236037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610066, China
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Comont G, Faure C, Candresse T, Laurens M, Valière S, Lluch J, Lefebvre M, Gambier S, Jolivet J, Corio-Costet MF, Marais A. Characterization of the RNA Mycovirome Associated with Grapevine Fungal Pathogens: Analysis of Mycovirus Distribution and Their Genetic Variability within a Collection of Botryosphaeriaceae Isolates. Viruses 2024; 16:392. [PMID: 38543758 PMCID: PMC10975779 DOI: 10.3390/v16030392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
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Botryosphaeriaceae are fungi involved in the decay of various woody species, including the grapevine, leading to significant production losses. This fungal family is largely ubiquitous, and seven species of Botryosphaeriaceae have been identified in French vineyards, with variable levels of aggressiveness, both in vitro and in planta. Mycoviruses can impact the life traits of their fungal hosts, including aggressiveness, and are one of the factors influencing fungal pathogenicity. In this study, the RNA mycovirome of fifteen Botryosphaeriaceae isolates was characterized through the high-throughput sequencing of double-stranded RNA preparations from the respective samples. Eight mycoviruses were detected, including three potential novel species in the Narnaviridae family, as well as in the proposed Mycobunyaviridae and Fusagraviridae families. A large collection of Botryosphaeriaceae isolates was screened using RT-PCR assays specific for 20 Botryosphaeriaceae-infecting mycoviruses. Among the mycoviruses detected, some appeared to be specialists within a single host species, while others infected isolates belonging to multiple Botryosphaeriaceae species. This screening allowed us to conclude that one-third of the Botryosphaeriaceae isolates were infected by at least one mycovirus, and a significant proportion of isolates (43.5%) were found to be coinfected by several viruses, with very complex RNA mycoviromes for some N. parvum isolates.
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- Gwenaëlle Comont
- UMR Santé et Agroécologie du Vignoble (1065), ISVV, Labex Cote, Plant Health Department, INRAE, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (G.C.); (M.L.); (S.G.); (J.J.)
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- UMR BFP, INRAE, University of Bordeaux, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (C.F.); (T.C.); (M.L.)
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- UMR BFP, INRAE, University of Bordeaux, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (C.F.); (T.C.); (M.L.)
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- UMR Santé et Agroécologie du Vignoble (1065), ISVV, Labex Cote, Plant Health Department, INRAE, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (G.C.); (M.L.); (S.G.); (J.J.)
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- INRAE, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, GenoToul, 31320 Castanet-Tolosan, France; (S.V.); (J.L.)
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- INRAE, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, GenoToul, 31320 Castanet-Tolosan, France; (S.V.); (J.L.)
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- UMR BFP, INRAE, University of Bordeaux, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (C.F.); (T.C.); (M.L.)
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- UMR Santé et Agroécologie du Vignoble (1065), ISVV, Labex Cote, Plant Health Department, INRAE, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (G.C.); (M.L.); (S.G.); (J.J.)
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- UMR Santé et Agroécologie du Vignoble (1065), ISVV, Labex Cote, Plant Health Department, INRAE, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (G.C.); (M.L.); (S.G.); (J.J.)
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- UMR Santé et Agroécologie du Vignoble (1065), ISVV, Labex Cote, Plant Health Department, INRAE, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (G.C.); (M.L.); (S.G.); (J.J.)
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- UMR BFP, INRAE, University of Bordeaux, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (C.F.); (T.C.); (M.L.)
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Erkmen S, Sahin E, Akata I. Full-length genome characterization of a novel mitovirus isolated from the root rot fungus Armillaria mellea. Virus Genes 2024; 60:65-70. [PMID: 38103104 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-023-02041-8] [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: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Members of the genus Armillaria belong to the group of pathogenic and facultative saprotrophic fungi that are generally known as one of the causative agents of white root rot in infected plants including deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. Although several single-stranded RNA mycoviruses were previously described in different Armillaria species, there is no report on mitoviruses (one of the simplest RNA viruses of fungal hosts) known to infect Armillaria taxa. In this study, a new mitovirus denominated "Armillaria mellea mitovirus 1" (AmMV1) was identified in the sporophore samples of Armillaria mellea, commonly known as honey mushroom. AmMV1 has a genome length of 4440 nucleotides and a G + C content of 48%. It encompasses a single open reading frame (ORF) that encodes an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). Comparison through BLASTp analysis revealed that the RdRp domain of AmMV1 shares a sequence identity ranging from 33.43% to 43.27% with RdRp domains of Duamitovirus genus members, having the highest similarity (43.27%) to Rhizoctonia solani mitovirus 94. According to phylogenetic analysis, AmMV1 is classified as a member of the genus Duamitovirus belonging to the Mitoviridae family. This marks the initial instance of a mitovirus identified in Armillaria spp..
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- Sıla Erkmen
- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Dokuz Eylul University, 35390, Buca, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Dokuz Eylul University, 35390, Buca, Izmir, Turkey.
- Fauna and Flora Research and Application Center, Dokuz Eylul University, 35390, Buca, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ankara University, 06100, Tandogan, Ankara, Turkey
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Zhao YJ, Hosoya T, Urayama S, Hagiwara D. Seven new mycoviruses identified from isolated ascomycetous macrofungi. Virus Res 2024; 339:199290. [PMID: 38043725 PMCID: PMC10751708 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199290] [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: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Mycoviruses have been described in all major fungal taxonomic groups. There has been much focus on commercially cultivated basidiomycetous macrofungi, while attention to viruses from ascomycetous macrofungi is lacking. Therefore, in this study, we conducted viral screening against fungal mycelia that were regenerated from ascomycetous macrofungi using agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE) and fragmented and primer-ligated dsRNA sequencing (FLDS). Among the 57 isolates, four isolates were detected with virus-like bands through screening with AGE, and subsequent FLDS analyses determined the viral sequences. Other isolates without virus-like bands in AGE were pooled to check for viral sequences. Using FLDS analysis, a total of seven new mycoviruses were identified, including two double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) viruses belonging to Quadriviridae and Partitiviridae, five positive-sense single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses (three belonging to Mitoviridae, one belonging to Endornaviridae and one belonging to Virgaviridae). All viruses characterized in this study are novel species, and all the hosts are firstly reported to be infected by mycoviruses. These findings expand our knowledge of the diversity of mycoviruses from macrofungi in natural environments.
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- Yan-Jie Zhao
- Laboratory of Fungal Interaction and Molecular Biology (Donated by IFO), Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan.
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- Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science, 4-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0005, Japan
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- Laboratory of Fungal Interaction and Molecular Biology (Donated by IFO), Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan; Microbiology Research Center for Sustainability (MiCS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Laboratory of Fungal Interaction and Molecular Biology (Donated by IFO), Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan; Microbiology Research Center for Sustainability (MiCS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan.
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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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Wen Y, Qu J, Zhang H, Yang Y, Huang R, Deng J, Zhang J, Xiao Y, Li J, Zhang M, Wang G, Zhai L. Identification and Characterization of a Novel Hypovirus from the Phytopathogenic Fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea. Viruses 2023; 15:2059. [PMID: 37896836 PMCID: PMC10611357 DOI: 10.3390/v15102059] [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: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Many mycoviruses have been accurately and successfully identified in plant pathogenic fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea. This study discovered three mycoviruses from a B. dothidea strain SXD111 using high-throughput sequencing technology. A novel hypovirus was tentatively named Botryosphaeria dothidea hypovirus 1 (BdHV1/SXD111). The other two were known viruses, which we named Botryosphaeria dothidea polymycovirus 1 strain SXD111 (BdPmV1/SXD111) and Botryosphaeria dothidea partitivirus 1 strain SXD111 (BdPV1/SXD111). The genome of BdHV1/SXD111 is 11,128 nucleotides long, excluding the poly (A) tail. A papain-like cysteine protease (Pro), a UDP-glucose/sterol glucosyltransferase (UGT), an RNA-dependent RNA polyprotein (RdRp), and a helicase (Hel) were detected in the polyprotein of BdHV1/SXD111. Phylogenetic analysis showed that BdHV1/SXD111 was clustered with betahypovirus and separated from members of the other genera in the family Hypoviridae. The BdPmV1/SXD111 genome comprised five dsRNA segments with 2396, 2232, 1967, 1131, and 1060 bp lengths. Additionally, BdPV1/SXD111 harbored three dsRNA segments with 1823, 1623, and 557 bp lengths. Furthermore, the smallest dsRNA was a novel satellite component of BdPV1/SXD111. BdHV1/SXD111 could be transmitted through conidia and hyphae contact, whereas it likely has no apparent impact on the morphologies and virulence of the host fungus. Thus, this study is the first report of a betahypovirus isolated from the fungus B. dothidea. Importantly, our results significantly enhance the diversity of the B. dothidea viruses.
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- Yongqi Wen
- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;
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- College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China; (Y.W.); (J.Q.); (H.Z.); (Y.Y.); (R.H.); (J.D.); (J.Z.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (M.Z.)
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Sato Y, Suzuki N. Continued mycovirus discovery expanding our understanding of virus lifestyles, symptom expression, and host defense. Curr Opin Microbiol 2023; 75:102337. [PMID: 37343415 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2023.102337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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High-throughput sequencing technologies have greatly expanded the RNA virome in general and have led to an exponential increase in new fungal viruses, also known as mycoviruses. Mycoviruses are omnipresent in fungi and usually induce symptomless infections. Some mycoviruses infecting fungi pathogenic to plants, insects, and mammals are known to modify host virulence positively and negatively and attract particular interests. In addition, fungal viruses continue to provide intriguing research materials and themes that lead to discoveries of peculiar viruses as infectious entities and insights into virus evolution and diversity. In this review, we outline the diversity and neolifestyle of recently discovered fungal RNA viruses, and phenotypic alterations induced by them. Furthermore, we discuss recent advances in research regarding the fungal antiviral defense and viral counterdefense, which are closely associated with host phenotype alterations. We hope that this article will enhance understanding of the interesting and growing fungal virology field.
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- Yukiyo Sato
- Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, 2-20-1 Chu-ou, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0046, Japan.
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