A novel double-stranded RNA mycovirus isolated from Trichoderma harzianum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trichoderma spp. are used extensively in agriculture as biological control agents to prevent soil-borne plant diseases. In recent years, mycoviruses from fungi have attracted increasing attention due to their effects on their hosts, but Trichoderma mycoviruses have not been the subject of extensive study. We sought to discover novel mycoviruses from Trichoderma spp. and to determine the effects of the biocontrol function of Trichoderma spp.

Methods

Mycoviruses were screened by dsRNA extraction and metagenomic analysis. RT-PCR, 5' RACE, and 3' RACE were used to obtain the genome sequence. MEGA software was used to classify the new mycovirus. The effects of the identified mycovirus on the biological properties of the host strain 525 were evaluated using cucumber pla

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737671 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature