Diversity and Coinfections of Plant or Fungal Viruses 2023
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2024) | Viewed by 4758
Special Issue Editors
Interests: virology; plant pathology; insect/pollinator pathology; plant-microbe interactions; pesticide resistance; biodiversity and ecology of agriculture landscape
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Interests: plant pathology; plant virology; molecular biology
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Interests: plant protection science; applied microbiology; applied molecular cell biology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The genetic background of a virus in an infected plant or fungus is not uniform. The highly heterogeneous nature of virus populations affects symptom expressions in a host. Indeed, a virus isolated from a single plant often exhibits genomic sequence differences within sub-isolates and can impact phenotypic changes in a host. Coinfection with another virus alters symptom expression in a host plant, resulting in more severe symptoms and, eventually, worse disease consequences. Coinfections among fungal viruses may be also generated by two or more viruses that are phylogenetically diverse, and are very frequent in the field, sometimes even in laboratory conditions.
Therefore, the goal of this Special Issue is to invite respective scientists to submit original research articles, short communications, case studies, and reviews regarding plant or fungal viruses. Manuscripts concerning a single virus or a mixture of viruses covering either individual or multiple host species are welcomed. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to:
- The detection, diversity, and biology of viruses;
- Virus emergence, ecology, and evolution;
- Diversity or co-infection or function of a virus or viruses;
- Mechanisms of altered symptoms or phenotypic changes caused by interaction between different virus species or virus variants;
- Pathogenesis and management of viruses or virus-like agents or virus variants.
Dr. Islam Hamim
Dr. Ken Komatsu
Prof. Dr. Hiromitsu Moriyama
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- diagnosis
- surveillance
- molecular mechanism
- viroid
- subviral agents
- mycoviruses
- biological control
- pesticide resistance
- antiviral defense mechanism
- population genetics
- recombination
- gene expressions
- host range