Identification and sequence determination of a novel double-stranded RNA mycovirus from the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

Arch Virol. 2015 Mar;160(3):873-5. doi: 10.1007/s00705-014-2332-8. Epub 2015 Jan 11.

Abstract

An isolate of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana was found to contain five double-stranded (ds) RNA elements ranging from 1.5 to more than 3 kbp. The complete sequence of the largest dsRNA element is described here. Analysis of the RdRp nucleotide sequence reveals its similarity to unclassified dsRNA elements, such as Alternaria longipes dsRNA virus 1, and its distant relationship to the RNA-dependent RNA polymerases of members of the family Partitiviridae.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Beauveria / virology*
  • Chordata
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA Viruses / classification
  • RNA Viruses / genetics*
  • RNA Viruses / isolation & purification
  • RNA, Double-Stranded / genetics
  • RNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA*
  • Sequence Homology
  • Viruses

Substances

  • RNA, Double-Stranded
  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/LN610699