Browsing Research publications by Author "Ozkan, S."
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Aspergillus fumigatus mycovirus causes mild hypervirulent effect on pathogenicity when tested on Galleria mellonella
Ozkan, S.; Coutts, Robert H.A. (2015-03-31)Mycoviruses are a specific group of viruses that naturally infect and replicate in fungi. The importance of mycoviruses was revealed after their effects were identified not only in economically important fungi but also in ... -
A novel mycovirus from Aspergillus fumigatus contains four unique double-stranded RNAs as its genome and is infectious as dsRNA
Kanhayuwa, L.; Kotta-Loizou, I.; Ozkan, S.; Gunning, A. Patrick; Coutts, Robert H.A. (2015-07-21)We report the discovery and characterization of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) mycovirus isolated from the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus fumigatus tetramycovirus-1 (AfuTmV-1), which reveals ...