A Novel Partitivirus Confers Dual Contradictory Effect to Its Host Fungus: Growth Attenuation and Virulence Enhancement
Zhen Liu, Maoqiu Chen, Ioly Kotta‐Loizou, R. H. A. Coutts, Linghong Kong, Hamdy Aboushedida, Risky Kartika Sari, Hiromitsu Moriyama, Wénxìng Xú
This paper identifies a novel partitivirus in a tea-pathogenic fungus that reduces growth but enhances virulence, revealing a dual effect on its host.
Journal of Virology · Nov 24, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology