Cucumber necrosis virus (CNV) is a member of the genus Tombusvirus and has a monopartite positive-sense RNA genome. CNV is transmitted in nature via zoospores of the fungus Olpidium bornovanus As with other members of the Tombusvirus genus, the CNV capsid swells when exposed to alkaline pH and EDTA. We previously demonstrated that a P73G mutation blocks the virus from zoospore transmission whil...

As an ornamental plant, Fatsia japonica has been widely used in gardens. From April 2021 to 2022, a disease that caused the wilting and root rot of F. large area was observed, which eventually led plants dying, while leaves did not fall off. This greatly reduced landscape effect plants. An oomycete species isolated from roots infected colony morphology slightly radial stellate, aerial mycelium ...