Milica Raco
A5037288505- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Oregon State University
2024-2025
Mendel University in Brno
2020-2023
In 2016 and 2017, surveys of Phytophthora diversity were performed in 25 natural semi-natural forest stands 16 rivers temperate subtropical montane tropical lowland regions Vietnam. Using baiting assays from soil samples direct isolations naturally fallen leaves, 13 described species, five informally designated taxa 21 previously unknown isolated 58 the 91 (63.7%) taken rhizosphere 52 64 woody plant species sampled (81.3%) 20 (83.7%), all rivers: P. capensis, citricola VII, VIII, IX, X XI,...
, an oomycete pathogen causing root and trunk rot of different tree species in Asia, was shown to harbor a rich diversity novel viruses from families. Four
Improved RNA virus understanding is critical to studying animal and plant health, environmental processes. However, the continuous rapid evolution makes their identification characterization challenging. While recent sequence-based advances have led extensive discovery, there growing variation in how viruses are identified, analyzed, characterized, reported. To this end, an RdRp Summit was organized a hybrid meeting took place Valencia, Spain May 2023 convene leading experts with emphasis on...
Phytophthora is a long-established, well known and globally important genus of plant pathogens. Phylogenetic evidence has shown that the biologically distinct, obligate biotrophic downy mildews evolved from at least twice. Since, cladistically, this renders ‘paraphyletic’, it been proposed evolutionary clades be split into multiple genera (Runge et al. 2011; Crous 2021; Thines 2023; 2024). In letter, we review arguments for retention generic name with broad circumscription made by Brasier...
We investigated the incidence of RNA viruses in a collection Halophytophthora spp. from estuarine ecosystems southern Portugal. The first approach to detect presence was based on occurrence dsRNA, typically considered as viral molecule plants and fungi. From 73 isolates, two dsRNA-banding patterns were observed (~7 9 kb) few isolates (9.6 %), and, consequently, dsRNA-hosting chosen for performing stranded mRNA sequencing de novo assembling viruses. A total eight putative novel virus species...
Phytophthora cactorum is an important oomycetous plant pathogen with numerous host species, including garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) and silver birch (Betula pendula). P. also hosts mycoviruses, but their phenotypic effects on the oomycete have not been studied earlier. In present study, we tested polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced water stress for virus curing created isogenic virus-free isolate testing viral in pair original isolate. bunya-like viruses 1 2 (PcBV1 & 2)...
Here, we report the discovery and complete genome sequence of a novel virus, designated as "Phytophthora heveae alphaendornavirus 1" (PhAEV1), from single isolate plant pathogenic oomycete Phytophthora (kingdom Stramenipila) isolated tropical evergreen lowland rainforest in northern Vietnam. PhAEV1 was detected by both cellulose affinity chromatography dsRNA high-throughput sequencing total RNA, its presence were confirmed RT-PCR Sanger sequencing. The genome, 12,820 nucleotides (nt) length,...