Effects of Thermal and Antibiotic Treatments on the Viral Accumulation of FcMV1 in <i>Fusarium circinatum</i> Isolates.

ABSTRACT: Mycoviruses are viruses that infect fungi, including plant pathogens. The infection of these mycoviruses is sometimes associated with impaired phenotypes of their fungal hosts, a phenomenon known as hypovirulence. Thus, using mycoviruses as biological control agents has emerged as a promising tool to combat forest diseases. The invasive ascomycete fungus Fusarium circinatum, which causes pine pitch canker (PPC) disease in Pinus tree species and other coniferous trees, is infected by the mycovirus Fusarium circinatum mitovirus 1 (FcMV1), FcMV2-1, and FcMV2-2. However, its impact on pathogen fitness remains unclear. The most accurate method used to identify the effect of a mycovirus on its host is the generation of isogenic lines with and without the mycovirus. The prese

SUBMITTER: Amin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12027980 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature