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

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 th...

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Main Authors: Omar Abdelaziz Ouni, Lurdes Jorge, Luísa Moura, Valentim Coelho, Eugénia Gouveia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Superior Politécnico de Viseu 2020-06-01
Series:Millenium
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Online Access:https://revistas.rcaap.pt/millenium/article/view/19125