AfuPmV-1-infected Aspergillus fumigatus is more susceptible to stress than virus-free fungus
Author(s)
Sass, Gabriele
Martinez, Marife
Kotta-Loizou, Ioly
Stevens, David
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Infection with Aspergillus fumigatus polymycovirus 1 (AfuPmV-1) affects Aspergillus fumigatus Af293’s growth in vitro, iron metabolism, resistance in intermicrobial competition with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, resistance to osmotic stress, and resistance to the chitin synthase inhibitor nikkomycin Z. Here, we show that response to high temperature, Congo Red-induced stress, and hydrogen peroxide are also dependent on the viral infection status of A. fumigatus. AfuPmV-1- infected Af293 was more susceptible than virus-free Af293 to growth inhibition by high temperature, hydrogen peroxide, Congo Red exposure, and nutrient restriction. Increased resistance of virus-free fungus was observed when cultures were started from conidia but, in the case of high temperature and hydrogen peroxide, not when cultures were started from hyphae. This indicates that the virus impairs the stress response during the growth phase of germination of conidia and development into hyphae. In conclusion, our work indicates that AfuPmV-1 infection in A. fumigatus impairs host responses to stress, as shown by exposure to high temperature, oxidative stress such as hydrogen peroxide, and some cell wall stresses, as shown by exposure to Congo Red (in agreement with our previous observations using nikkomycin Z) and nutrient restriction.
Date Issued
2023-07
Date Acceptance
2023-07-11
Citation
Journal of Fungi, 2023, 9 (7)
ISSN
2309-608X
Publisher
MDPI AG
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Fungi
Volume
9
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Subjects
Aspergillus fumigatus
CALCOFLUOR WHITE
cell wall stress
CONGO RED
fungal growth
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Microbiology
MORPHOGENESIS
Mycology
oxidative stress
OXIDATIVE STRESS
polymycovirus
RESPONSES
Science & Technology
temperature stress
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
750
Date Publish Online
2023-07-15