1. Molecular characterization of a novel gammapartitivirus infecting the fungus Nigrospora oryzae.
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Yang Z, Zhang B, Hu Y, Zhao L, Chen Z, Zhong J, Su J, and Chen Y
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- Capsid Proteins genetics, RNA, Double-Stranded genetics, RNA Viruses genetics, RNA Viruses isolation & purification, RNA Viruses classification, Double Stranded RNA Viruses genetics, Double Stranded RNA Viruses isolation & purification, Double Stranded RNA Viruses classification, Plant Diseases microbiology, Viral Proteins genetics, Phylogeny, Fungal Viruses classification, Fungal Viruses genetics, Fungal Viruses isolation & purification, Genome, Viral, Open Reading Frames, Ascomycota virology, RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase genetics, RNA, Viral genetics
- Abstract
Here, we identified a new mycovirus infecting the phytopathogenic fungus Nigrospora oryzae, which we have designated "Nigrospora oryzae partitivirus 2" (NoPV2). The genome of NoPV2 consists of two dsRNA segments (dsRNA 1 and dsRNA 2), measuring 1771 and 1440 bp in length, respectively. dsRNA 1 and dsRNA 2 each contain a single open reading frame (ORF) that encodes the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and capsid protein (CP), respectively. A BLASTp search showed that the RdRp of NoPV2 had significant sequence similarity to the RdRps of other partitiviruses, including Nigrospora sphaerica partitivirus 1 (75.61% identity) and Magnaporthe oryzae partitivirus 1 (67.53% identity). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that NoPV2 is a new member of the genus Gammapartitivirus in the family Partitiviridae. This study provides important information for understanding the diversity of mycoviruses in N. oryzae., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2024
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