Interspecies virus transfer via protoplast fusions between Fusarium poae and black Aspergillus strains

Authors

A D. van Diepeningen, Wageningen University and Research
A J M Debets, Wageningen University and Research
S M. Slakhorst, Wageningen University and Research
C Fekete, Agricultural Biotechnology Centre
L Hornok, Agricultural Biotechnology Centre
R F. Hoekstra, Wageningen University and Research

Abstract

Similarities between the genome organisation of dsRNA mycoviruses and dsRNA patterns in different fungal species suggest a relatedness between these viruses, which could be the result of co-evolved infections or of interspecies transfer. Such interspecies transfer between species is suggested by our observation of transfer and maintenance of mycoviral dsRNAs between Fusarium and Aspergillus via protoplast fusion.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

van Diepeningen, A. D., A.J. Debets, S.M. Slakhorst, C. Fekete, L. Hornok, and R.F. Hoekstra (2000) "Interspecies virus transfer via protoplast fusions between Fusarium poae and black Aspergillus strains," Fungal Genetics Reports: Vol. 47, Article 20. https://doi.org/10.4148/1941-4765.1216