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A novel virus-like double-stranded RNA in an obligate biotroph arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus: a hidden player in mycorrhizal symbiosis.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Jul 2012
Ikeda Yoji, Shimura Hanako, Kitahara Ryoko, Masuta Chikara, Ezawa Tatsuhiro
Abstract excerpt
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form mutualistic associations with most land plants and enhance phosphorus uptake of the host plants. Fungal viruses (mycoviruses) that possess a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) genome often affect plant-fungal interactions via altering phenotypic expression of their host fungi. The present study demonstrates, for the first time, the presence of dsRNAs, which are highly likely to be...
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