Characterization of a novel strain of Botryosphaeria dothidea chrysovirus 1 from the apple white rot pathogen Botryosphaeria dothidea

Zheng Ding; Tao Zhou; Li-Yun Guo

doi:10.1007/s00705-017-3320-6

Characterization of a novel strain of Botryosphaeria dothidea chrysovirus 1 from the apple white rot pathogen Botryosphaeria dothidea

Arch Virol. 2017 Jul;162(7):2097-2102. doi: 10.1007/s00705-017-3320-6. Epub 2017 Mar 17.

Authors

Zheng Ding¹, Tao Zhou¹, Li-Yun Guo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Pathology and Key Laboratory for Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
² Department of Plant Pathology and Key Laboratory for Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China. ppguo@cau.edu.cn.

PMID: 28315015
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3320-6

Abstract

A novel strain of Botryosphaeria dothidea chrysovirus 1 was identified. It encodes a shortened RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and an elongated coat protein, and it might cause hypovirulence of the host fungal strain.

MeSH terms

Ascomycota / virology*
Capsid Proteins / genetics
China
Fungal Viruses / classification*
Fungal Viruses / genetics
Fungal Viruses / isolation & purification
Malus / virology*
Phylogeny
Plant Diseases / virology*
RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / genetics
Sequence Analysis

Substances

Capsid Proteins
RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase