Fungal RNA viruses: Unexpected complexity affecting more than your breakfast omelet
E-Mail We've all suffered from viruses, but did you know that they are also a problem for mushrooms and molds? Mycoviruses are viruses that specifically infect fungi and have the potential to impact ecology, agriculture, food security, and public health. Understanding the nature of these viruses, including their number and evolution, can help us understand their origins and inform our understanding of viruses in general. Previous research into RNA mycoviruses has relied on their sequence similarity to viruses that have already been described. However, this approach leaves viruses with diff...
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