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Fungal Virology

Fungal Virology

Fungus viruses, often known as 'Mycoviruses,' infect a wide range of medically and commercially significant fungi, yet they rarely cause symptoms. In the majority of cases, Mycoviruses have double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) genomes and isometric particles, although about 30% have positive-sense, single-stranded RNA (+ssRNA) genomes. True Mycoviruses can infect and disseminate to other fungi that are healthy. Many double-stranded RNA elements identified in fungi do not fit this description, and in these cases, they are referred to be virus-like particles, or VLPs.

Fungus-caused diseases include:

  • Candidiasis (Candida)
  • Cryptococcosis (Cryptococcus)
  • Aspergillosis (Aspergillus)
  • Coccidioidomycosis/Valley Fever (Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii)
  • Histoplasmosis (Histoplasma capsulatum)
  • Blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatitidis)
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