noun
- A virus that infects fungi, particularly fungi that are plant pathogens or decomposers.
Usage: technical; mycology; virology
Examples
- Researchers discovered a mycovirus that reduces the virulence of a plant-pathogenic fungus.
- The mycovirus was found to suppress the growth of the host fungal colony.
- Scientists are studying mycoviruses as potential biological control agents for fungal diseases.
- This particular mycovirus integrates into the fungal genome over multiple generations.
- The mycovirus infection altered the morphology and reproduction rate of the fungus.