A double-stranded RNA mycovirus in Botrytis cinerea
Abstract In wild-type Botrytis cinerea CVg25 strain we have detected the presence of extrachromosomal genetic elements corresponding to double-stranded RNA molecules. These genetic elements have been designated L, M1 and M2 with molecular sizes of 8.3, 2.0 and 1.4 kb, respectively. The visualization...
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Published in | FEMS microbiology letters Vol. 155; no. 1; pp. 125 - 130 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.10.1997
Oxford University Press |
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Summary: | Abstract
In wild-type Botrytis cinerea CVg25 strain we have detected the presence of extrachromosomal genetic elements corresponding to double-stranded RNA molecules. These genetic elements have been designated L, M1 and M2 with molecular sizes of 8.3, 2.0 and 1.4 kb, respectively. The visualization by electron microscopy of mycelium ultrathin sections from B. cinerea CVg25 showed the presence of isometric virus-like particles of about 40 nm in diameter. Linear sucrose gradient centrifugation of mycelium-free extracts was done to determine if the double-stranded RNAs were associated with virus-like particles. The gradient profile obtained at 260 and 280 nm revealed a major peak that was analyzed by both agarose-gel electrophoresis and electron microscopy. It was observed that only the L-double-stranded RNA molecule copurified with isometric virus-like particles. These virus-like particles had a similar morphology and size as those detected by electron microscopy in the mycelium sections. These results suggest that only the L-double-stranded RNA would be encapsidated. |
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ISSN: | 0378-1097 1574-6968 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb12696.x |