Mario Rincón Barrado

Discovery of novel viruses related to the Potyviridae family reveals expanded diversity, a broad host range, and evidence of fungal and oomycete infections

These findings substantially expand the host range of Potyviridae, provide compelling evidence that potyvirid-like viruses likely infect fungi and oomycetes in nature, and offer new insights into the evolutionary pathways that have shaped this major virus family.