Diverse Trajectories Drive the Expression of a Giant Virus in the Oomycete Plant Pathogen Phytophthora parasitica.

ABSTRACT: Giant viruses of amoebas, recently classified in the class Megaviricetes, are a group of viruses that can infect major eukaryotic lineages. We previously identified a set of giant virus sequences in the genome of Phytophthora parasitica, an oomycete and a devastating major plant pathogen. How viral insertions shape the structure and evolution of the invaded genomes is unclear, but it is known that the unprecedented functional potential of giant viruses is the result of an intense genetic interplay with their hosts. We previously identified a set of giant virus sequences in the genome of P. parasitica, an oomycete and a devastating major plant pathogen. Here, we show that viral pieces are found in a 550-kb locus and are organized in three main clusters. Viral sequences, namely

SUBMITTER: Hannat S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8204020 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature