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Matheus da Silva Camargo1,2, Sam Edwards3, Maressa O Henrique4
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91501-970, RS, Brazil.
Viruses
|December 31, 2025
Resumen
Los virus de hongos infectan a los hongos utilizados en el control biológico de plagas, alterando sus características. La investigación reciente se centra en estas interacciones virus de hongos-hongos para mejorar las estrategias de control de insectos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Micología
- Virología
- Entomología
Sus antecedentes:
- Los virus de hongos están muy extendidos en los hongos filamentosos, con impactos significativos en los hongos agrícolas y médicos conocidos desde la década de 1980.
- La investigación sobre virus de hongos en hongos entomopatógenos ha aumentado en los últimos 15 años debido a su importancia agrícola.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Revisar el estado actual de la investigación de virus de hongos en hongos entomopatógenos.
- Resumir el progreso histórico y los descubrimientos recientes en micología de virus con respecto a los hongos patógenos de insectos.
Principales métodos:
- Se centró en los virus de hongos en los géneros *Beauveria*, *Cordyceps*, *Entomophthora*, *Metarhizium* y *Trichoderma*.
- Se compiló un inventario de los virus de hongos reportados que infectan a estos géneros.
- Se revisaron los efectos biológicos de las infecciones por virus de hongos en estos hongos.
Principales resultados:
- Se detalló la ocurrencia y los efectos de los virus de hongos en géneros clave de hongos entomopatógenos.
- Se documentaron alteraciones en la morfología, fenotipo y características ecológicas de los hongos hospedadores debido a la infección por virus de hongos.
- Se destacó el potencial de los virus de hongos para modular la virulencia fúngica.
Conclusiones:
- Los virus de hongos impactan significativamente a los hongos entomopatógenos, ofreciendo nuevas vías para el control biológico de plagas.
- La investigación futura podría aprovechar los virus de hongos como factores de virulencia para mejorar la eficacia del control biológico.
Palabras clave:
AlphatotiviridaeBeauveriaChrysoviridaeCordycepsEntomophthoraMetarhiziumPartitiviridaeTrichodermacontrol biológicohongos entomopatógenosvirus de hongosMás Videos Relacionados
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