High-frequency occurrence of virus-like particles with double-stranded RNA genome inFusarium poae

Autor: Gábor Giczey, László Hornok, István Papp, Csaba Fekete, László Szabó
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 131:295-299
ISSN: 1574-6968
0378-1097
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07790.x
Popis: Fifty-five geographically different strains of Fusarium poae were assayed for the presence of extrachromosomal nucleic acid elements. All strains were found to harbour double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) elements and encapsidated virus-like particles (VLP). There were great individual differences in dsRNA patterns of the various strains, but numbers and sizes characteristic for a given isolate remained unchanged after repeated subculturing of the fungi. Morphological alterations or signs of degeneration were not observed in dsRNA-containing isolates. This is the first report on the ubiquitous occurrence of dsRNAs in a hyphomycete fungus species.
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