Reexamining the Mycovirome of <i>Botrytis</i> spp.

ABSTRACT: Botrytis species cause gray mold disease in more than 200 crops worldwide. To control this disease, chemical fungicides are usually applied. However, more sustainable control alternatives should be explored, such as the use of hypovirulent mycovirus-infected fungal strains. To determine the mycovirome of two Botrytis species, B. cinerea and B. prunorum, we reanalyzed RNA-Seq and small RNA-Seq data using different assembly programs and an updated viral database, aiming to identify new mycoviruses that were previously not described in the same dataset. New mycoviruses were identified, including those previously reported to infect or be associated with B. cinerea and Plasmopara viticola, such as Botrytis cinerea alpha-like virus 1 and Plasmopara vitic

SUBMITTER: Munoz-Suarez H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11512270 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature