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2023 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum


FHB Management (MGMT)

Poster # 108

Fusarium Graminearum Virus-1 Strain FgV1-SD4 Infection Eliminates Mycotoxin Deoxynivalenol Synthesis by Fusarium graminearum in FHB

Authors & Affiliations:

Bimal Paudel 1, Connor Pedersen 1,2, Yang Yen 1, and Shin-Yi Lee Marzano 1,2
1. Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA;
2. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Toledo, OH 43606, USA
Corresponding Author: Shin-Yi Marzano, shinyi.marzano@usda.gov

Corresponding Author:

Shin-Yi Marzano
shinyi.marzano@usda.gov

Abstract:

Deoxynivalenol (DON) toxin production during the infection of F. graminearum in small grain crops is one of the most harmful virulence factors associated with economic losses. Metatranscriptome sequencing and RT-qPCR traced back that the only mycovirus infecting an F. graminearum isolate, designated as Fg-4-2, was a novel strain of Fusarium graminearum virus 1 (FgV1), designated as FgV1-SD4. The isolate Fg-4-2 showed significantly reduced virulence against wheat compared to the virus-free culture, designated as isolate Fg-4-1, which was obtained by deep freezing and single conidial germination. Notably, no DON accumulation was detected in the harvested wheat seeds infected by Fg-4-2, whereas ~18 ppm DON was detected in seeds infected by Fg-4-1. Comparison of the genome sequence of FgV1-SD4 with other identified strains of FgV1, i.e., FgV1-DK21 and FgV1-ch, indicates mutations on ORF-2 and the 3' -UTR in the genome that might be associated with hypovirulence. This mycovirus strain alone and specific genetic components of FgV1-SD4 can be further optimized to be developed as a biocontrol agent to reduce Fusarium head blight and to lower the DON accumulation levels in small grain crops due to this fungal disease.


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