A Beneficial Endornavirus Enhances the Fitness of Phytopathogenic Fungus Rhizotonia solani
Tianxing Pang, Bokang Li, Qianqian Sun, Zhiping Deng, Cao ChunMei, Zhensheng Kang, Ida Bagus Andika, Liying Sun
This study identifies an endornavirus that enhances fungal virulence and ecological fitness by improving growth, stress tolerance, and pathogenicity in Rhizoctonia solani.
mBio · Apr 20, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology