Archives of Virology (2020) 165, 1667-1670

Mengmeng Yang, Xiaoqi Zhou, Lifeng Zhai, Feng Xiao, Ni Hong and Guoping Wang (2020)
Molecular characterization of a novel mycovirus infecting the phytopathogenic fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea
Archives of Virology 165 (7), 1667-1670
Abstract: In this study, we report the molecular characterization of a novel positive-sense single-stranded RNA (+ssRNA) mycovirus from Botryosphaeria dothidea strain G91, which we name "Botryosphaeria dothidea botourmiavirus 1" (BdBOV-1). The complete genome of BdBOV-1 is 2547 nucleotides (nt) long, contains one open reading frame (ORF) potentially encoding an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), and shows a close relationship to mycoviruses of the family Botourmiaviridae. Phylogenetic analysis based on the RdRp sequences confirmed that BdBOV-1 clustered together with the members of the family Botourmiaviridae. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a +ssRNA mycovirus infecting B. dothidea.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
identification/taxonomy
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Botryosphaeria dothidea
Botryosphaeria mycoviruses (antagonist)	Botryosphaeria dothidea