文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Jia, Jichun ¹ ; Cheng, Lihong ¹ ; Wang, Jinye ¹ ; Chen, Xu ¹ ; Xia, Jinsheng ¹ ; Zhao, Xiaojun ¹ ; Zhang, Baojun ¹ ; Mu, Fan ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Shanxi Agr Univ, Coll Plant Protect, Shanxi Key Lab Integrated Pest Management Agr, Taigu 030801, Peoples R China

关键词： Mycovirus; Exserohilum turcicum; Viral diversity; Horizontal gene transfer

期刊名称：PHYTOPATHOLOGY RESEARCH （ 影响因子：3.5； 五年影响因子：3.9 ）

ISSN： 2096-5362

年卷期： 2025 年 7 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Northern corn leaf blight, caused by Exserohilum turcicum, severely affects maize yields globally. Some mycoviruses induce host hypovirulence in phytopathogenic fungi, offering the potential for fungal biocontrol. To explore the diversity of mycoviruses and identify candidate hypovirulence-associated viruses in E. turcicum, we conducted high-throughput sequencing to analyze the virome of 60 isolates from maize-producing regions in Shanxi province, China. Bioinformatic analysis revealed 27 mycoviruses, including 13 novel viruses whose complete genome sequences were obtained through terminal cloning. These viruses belong to the families of Partitiviridae, Polymycoviridae, Hypoviridae, Fusariviridae, Endornaviridae, Mitoviridae, Botourmiaviridae, Mymonaviridae, Discoviridae, and unclassified viruses. Notably, a virus from the family Mymonaviridae has a bi-segmented genome, with its RNA1 segment encoding an additional small protein containing a Phytoreo_S7 domain homologous to chrysoviruses, suggesting horizontal gene transfer (HGT) between negative-stranded RNA viruses and double-stranded RNA viruses. We also observed the potential HGT of the Phytoreo_S7 domain between mycoviruses and fungi. Furthermore, virus curing via single conidial isolation of a slow-growing strain demonstrated that different viral combinations significantly influence host growth and pathogenicity. This study represents the first identification of highly diverse mycoviruses within E. turcicum, offering new insights into mycovirus diversity, evolution, and potential applications in the biocontrol of northern corn leaf blight.