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@article{Samir:2026:10.1007/s00705-026-06757-4,
author = {Samir, NM and Urayama, S-I and Locke-Gotel, J and Huang, Y-J and Fitt, BDL and Coutts, RHA and Moriyama, H and Kotta-Loizou, I},
doi = {10.1007/s00705-026-06757-4},
journal = {Arch Virol},
title = {Molecular characterization of a novel botourmiavirus infecting Leptosphaeria biglobosa.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-026-06757-4},
volume = {171},
year = {2026}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The phytopathogenic fungus Leptosphaeria biglobosa is the host of diverse mycoviruses. Comprehensive analysis of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data obtained from purified double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) revealed the presence of three single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) molecules. These RNAs, designated ssRNA1, ssRNA2, and ssRNA3, are respectively 2,646, 683, and 575 bp in length. ssRNA1 contains a single open reading frame (ORF) encoding a putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) and represents the genome of a novel member of the family Botourmiaviridae, designated as "Leptosphaeria biglobosa botourmiavirus 3" (LbBoV-3). Conversely, ssRNA2 and ssRNA3 share identical 3'-termini but no other sequence similarity with ssRNA1, lack substantial ORFs, do not possess poly(A) tails, and are proposed to represent satellite-like RNAs associated with LbBoV-3. To our knowledge, LbBoV-3 is the second member of the genus Magoulivirus associated with two satellite RNAs, expanding the current understanding of mycoviral diversity associated with this economically important phytopathogenic fungus.
AU - Samir,NM
AU - Urayama,S-I
AU - Locke-Gotel,J
AU - Huang,Y-J
AU - Fitt,BDL
AU - Coutts,RHA
AU - Moriyama,H
AU - Kotta-Loizou,I
DO - 10.1007/s00705-026-06757-4
PY - 2026///
TI - Molecular characterization of a novel botourmiavirus infecting Leptosphaeria biglobosa.
T2 - Arch Virol
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-026-06757-4
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42844484
VL - 171
ER -
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