Discovery and Identification of Viruses Infecting Oomycetes.
Methods Mol Biol
; 2732: 45-65, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
This chapter describes protocols suitable for the detection and identification of RNA viruses infecting oomycetes (so-called water molds of Kingdom Heterokonta, Stramenopila), focusing on species of Phytophthora and exemplified by P. fragariae. The protocol includes laboratory procedures for oomycete cultivation and total RNA extraction from harvested mycelia, followed by instructions on suitable parameters given for sequencing companies on ribosomal RNA depletion, cDNA library preparation, and total RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq). We also describe the bioinformatics steps needed for de novo assembly of raw reads into contigs, removal of host-associated contigs, and virus identification by database searches, as well as host validation by RT-PCR. All steps are described using an exemplar RNA-Seq library containing a yet undescribed fusagravirus hosted by a P. fragariae isolate.
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2024
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