Exploring the Mycovirus Universe: Identification, Diversity, and Biotechnological Applications.

ABSTRACT: Viruses that infect fungi are known as mycoviruses and are characterized by the lack of an extracellular phase. In recent years, the advances on nucleic acids sequencing technologies have led to a considerable increase in the number of fungi-infecting viral species described in the literature, with a special interest in assessing potential applications as fungal biocontrol agents. In the present study, we performed a comprehensive review using Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed databases to mine mycoviruses data to explore their molecular features and their use in biotechnology. Our results showed the existence of 267 mycovirus species, of which 189 are recognized by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). The majority of the mycoviruses identified have a dsRNA genome (3

SUBMITTER: Villan Larios DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10052124 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature