Research

Group of Plant-Microbe Interactions

Faculty staff

			Prof. Dr. Nobuhiro SUZUKI E-mail： nsuzukiATrib.okayama-u.ac.jp	_{^{(please change AT to @ before sending)}}
			Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hideki KONDO E-mail： hkondoATokayama-u.ac.jp	_{^{(please change AT to @ before sending)}}
			Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kiwamu HYODO E-mail：khyodorATokayama-u.ac.jp	_{^{(please change AT to @ before sending)}}

Lecture: Plant-Microbe/Insect Interactions, Advanced Molecular Virology, Applied Plant Virology, Applied Plant-Environmental Microbiology
Keywords: Virus; Biological control; Fungal pathogens; Methylobacterium; Virus evolution and systematics

Summary of main research topics

Ascertaining the interplay between plants and beneficial and harmful viruses or microorganisms
Plant growth is influenced by interactions between plants and various microorganisms. Viruses, bacteria and fungi pathogenic are threats to plants. By contrast, some viruses infect phytopathogenic fungi and reduce their virulence, thereby having potential as biocontrol agents. Beneficial bacteria and fungi enhance plant growth and confer stress tolerance. This group studies various bipartite (plant – virus, plant – symbiotic bacteria) or tripartite (plant – pathogenic fungus – mycovirus) interplays with specific examination of the multifaceted nature of microbes. Our ultimate goal is to contribute to the promotion of healthy growth of crops and other plants. PMI

Latest publications (for complete and most current publications visit group pages)

（1） Shamsi W, Heinzelmann R, Ulrich, S, Kondo H, Cornejo C. Decoding the RNA virome of the tree parasite Armillaria provides new insights into the viral community of soil-borne fungi. Environ. Microbiol. 26: e16583. doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16583 (2024. 2.)
（2） Dai R, Yang S, Pang T, Tian M, Wang H, Zhang D, Wu Y, Kondo H, Andika I.B, Kang Z, Sun, L. Identification of a negative-strand RNA virus with natural plant and fungal hosts. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 121: e2319582121. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2319582121 (2024. 3.)
（3） Chiba S, Suzuki N, Velasco L, Ayllón M.A, Lee-Marzano S.Y, Sun L, Sabanadzovic S, Turina M. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Fusariviridae 2024. J. Gen. Virol. 105: 001973. doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001973 (2024. 4.)
（4） Shamsi W, Mittelstrass J, Ulrich S, Kondo H, Rigling D, Prospero S. Possible biological control of ash dieback using the mycoparasite Hymenoscyphus fraxineus mitovirus 2. Phytopathology 114: 1020-1027. doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-09-
23-0346-KC (2024. 4.)
（5）鈴木信弘　別種のウイルスから「殻」を借りる：「ヤドカリ」ウイルスのなぞ． Milsi「l ミルシル」第 17巻第 3号（通巻99号） pp. 26-29. ISSN1882-5745 (2024. 5.)
（6） Telengech P, Hyodo K, Ichikawa H, Kuwata R, Kondo H, Suzuki N. Replication of single viruses across the kingdoms, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 121: e2318150121. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2318150121 (2024. 6.)
（7） Sato Y, Kondo H, Suzuki N. Argonaute-independent, Dicer-dependent antiviral defense against RNA viruses. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 121: e2322765121. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322765121 (2024. 6.)
（8） Andika I.B, Cao X, Liu B, Pang T, Sun L, Kondo H, Li J, Andika I.B, Chiba S. Identification of a novel member of the genus Laulavirus (family Phenuiviridae) from the entomopathogenic ascomycete fungus Cordyceps javanica. Arch. Virol.
169: 166. doi.org/10.1007/s00705-024-06069-5 (2024. 6.)
（9） Urzo M.L.R, Guinto T.D, Eusebio-Cope A, Budot B.O, Yanoria M.J.T, Jonson G.B, Arakawa M, Kondo H, Suzuki N. Metatranscriptomic sequencing of sheath blight-associated isolates of Rhizoctonia solani revealed multi-Infection by diverse groups of RNA viruses. Viruses 16: 1152. doi.org/10.3390/v16071152 (2024. 7.)
（10） Saʼdiyah W, Zhao Y.J, Chiba Y, Kondo, H, Suzuki N, Ban S, Yaguchi T, Urayama S-i, Hagiwara D. New lineages of RNA viruses from clinical isolates of Rhizopus microsporus revealed by fragmented and primer-ligated dsRNA sequencing (FLDS) analysis. Msphere 9: e00345-24. doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00345-24 (2024. 8.)
（11） Simmonds P, Adriaenssens E.M, Lefkowitz E.J, Oksanen H.M, Siddell S.G, Zerbini F.M, (Suzuki N.) et al. Changes to virus taxonomy and the ICTV Statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Arch. Virol. 169: 236. doi.org/10.1007/s00705-024-06143-y (2024. 11.)
（12） Berkhout B, Domingo E, Suzuki N. Virus Reseach: 40 years and still going strong. Virus Res. 350: 199493. doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2024.199493 (2024.12.)
（13）鈴木信弘・岩谷靖雅・松野啓太・西村秀一・渡辺登喜子・山田雅夫　ウイルス命名作業部会報告2024：背景，活動内容，役割．ウイルス第74 巻第2 号. ISSN-L 0042-6857 (2024. In Printing)