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Transcriptomic Analysis of Mucor irregularis Containing a Negative Single-Stranded RNA Mycovirus.

ABSTRACT: The fungus Mucor irregularis is a causative agent of mucormycosis. The transcriptome analysis of the isolated M. irregularis strain C3B revealed the presence of an RNA polymerase domain of a negative-polarity RNA virus. In this work, we describe the gene ontology-based annotation of the Mucor irregularis transcriptome, which includes a putative RNA mycovirus.

SUBMITTER: Barata RR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6658683 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

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Transcriptomic Analysis of Mucor irregularis Containing a Negative Single-Stranded RNA Mycovirus.

Barata Rafael R RR Vianez-Júnior João L S G JLSG Nunes Márcio R T MRT

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The fungus Mucor irregularis is a causative agent of mucormycosis. The transcriptome analysis of the isolated M. irregularis strain C3B revealed the presence of an RNA polymerase domain of a negative-polarity RNA virus. In this work, we describe the gene ontology-based annotation of the Mucor irregularis transcriptome, which includes a putative RNA mycovirus. ...[more]

PMID: 31346013

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