Genetic and Phenotypic Characterization of Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 from Eurasian Georgia.

(CHV-1) infects the chestnut blight fungus and acts as a biological control agent against this harmful tree disease. In this study, we screened the recently characterized population in Eurasian Georgia for the presence of CHV-1. We found 62 CHV-1 infected isolates (9.