Mycoviruses in Entomopathogenic Fungi.

ABSTRACT: Mycoviruses are widely distributed among different groups of filamentous fungi. An awareness of infections caused by mycoviruses was highlighted in the 1980s and 1990s, when the impact of these agents on phenotypes of agriculturally and medically important fungi was reported. However, for entomopathogenic fungi, mycovirus research has only expanded significantly in the last 15 years. Due to the agricultural importance of these fungi, reflected in their use at the forefront of biological control strategies, recent studies have extensively described novel viruses and their effects on their hosts in terms of altered morphological, phenotypical, and ecological characteristics. To summarise the historical progress of mycovirology and recent discoveries, here we describe the state of the art in

SUBMITTER: Camargo MDS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12737583 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature