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on-detection of mycoviruses in amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) from Australi

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Author(s):
Webb, Rebecca J. [1] ; Roberts, Alexandra A. [1] ; Wylie, Stephen [2] ; Kosch, Tiffany [3, 4] ; Toledo, Luis Felipe [5] ; Merces, Marcia [1] ; Skerratt, Lee F. [4] ; Berger, Lee [4]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] James Cook Univ, Coll Publ Hlth Med & Vet Sci, One Hlth Res Grp, Townsville, Qld 4812 - Australia
[2] Murdoch Univ, Western Australian State Agr Biotechnol Ctr, Plant Biotechnol Res Grp Virol, Murdoch, WA 6150 - Australia
[3] Massey Univ, AI Rae Ctr Genet & Breeding, 10 Bisley Dr, Hamilton 3214 - New Zealand
[4] Univ Melbourne, Fac Vet & Agr Sci, Melbourne Vet Sch, One Hlth Res Grp, Werribee, Vic 3030 - Australia
[5] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Anim, Lab Hist Nat Anfibios Brasileiros LaHNAB, Inst Biol, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: FUNGAL BIOLOGY; v. 126, n. 1, p. 75-81, JAN 2022.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Mycoviruses may influence the pathogenicity of disease-causing fungi. Although mycoviruses have been found in some chytrid fungi, limited testing has not detected them in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the cause of the devastating amphibian disease, chytridiomycosis. Here we conducted a survey for mycovirus presence in 38 Bd isolates from Australia (n = 31), Brazil (n = 5) and South Korea (n = 2) with a combination of modern high-throughput sequencing and conventional dsRNA cellulose chromatography. Mycoviruses were not detected in any isolates. This result was unexpected, given the long evolutionary history of Bd, as well as the high prevalence of mycoviruses in related fungal species. Given our widespread sampling in Australia and the limited number of Bd introductions, we suggest that mycoviruses are uncommon or absent from Australian Bd. Testing more isolates from regions where Bd originated, as well as regions with high diversity or low fungal virulence may identify mycoviruses that could aid in disease control. (c) 2021 British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/25358-3 - The chytrid fungus: from its origins to its consequences
Grantee:Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/18335-5 - Passive air transportation of an amphibian lethal pathogen in high elevation sites: practical applications for protected areas conservation in the State of São Paulo
Grantee:Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants