Virulence, ligninolytic enzymes and metabolic profile of Cryphonectria parasitica virulent and hypovirulent strains Converted by CHV1 hypovirus

• Main Authors: Omar Abdelaziz Ouni (Author), Lurdes Jorge (Author), Luísa Moura (Author), Valentim Coelho (Author), Eugénia Gouveia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Cryphonectria parasitica, the causal agent of chestnut blight, causes necrotic lesions (so-called cankers) on the bark of stems and branches of susceptible host trees. Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 (CHV1) infects C. parasitica and reduces the fungus virulence (hypovirulence) and alters the...