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Fungal viruses cross the barriers between distantly related fungal species

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2017-03-30

According to research conducted at the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), some fungal viruses (mycoviruses) that infect fungi associated with forest trees are able to cross the barriers between distantly related fungal species. This overturns the former theory that mycoviruses are host specific, and will create new perspectives on their possible roles in regulating forest biodiversity.

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https://phys.org/news/2017-03-fungal-viruses-barriers-distantly-species.html