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The genome sequence of the biocontrol fungus Metarhizium anisopliae and comparative genomics of Metarhizium species [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Metarhizium anisopliae is an important fungal biocontrol agent of insect pests of agricultural crops. Genomics can aid the successful commercialization of biopesticides by identification of key genes differentiating closely related species ...
Ash, Gavin J., Ben J Stodart, Gavin J Ash, James K Hane, Angela H Williams, Williams, Angela H., Pattemore, Julie A., Julie A Pattemore, Wilson, Bree A. L., Stodart, Ben J., Hane, James K., Bree AL Wilson   +11 more
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Real-time quantitative PCR for analysis of candidate fungal biopesticides against malaria: Technique validation and first applications [PDF]

, 2009
Recent research has indicated that fungal biopesticides could augment existing malaria vector control tools. Here we present a set of methodologies to monitor the in vivo kinetics of entomopathogenic fungi in Anopheles in the presence or absence of ...
Thomas, Matthew B., Bell, Andrew S., Jenkins, Nina, Nina Jenkins, Blanford, Simon, Matthew B. Thomas, Andrew S. Bell, Simon Blanford, Read, Andrew F., Andrew F. Read   +9 more
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Characterization of a Peruvian isolate of Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum, a pathogen of grasshoppers [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2003
The objective of this study was to characterize the Peruvian isolate of Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum, CG 863, obtained from the grasshopper Schistocerca interrita, a crop pest in Peru.
Bonifácio Peixoto Magalhães, Myrian Silvana Tigano, Irene Martins, Heloisa Frazão, Hilda Gómez Ramirez   +4 more
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Applications of nanocarrier‐delivered RNA interference in agricultural biological control (2009–2025)

New Plant Protection, EarlyView.
Despite 17 years of development, the effectiveness of nanocarrier‐delivered RNAi pesticide (NDRP) for agricultural biological control remains limited. The successful development of effective NDRP development requires the coordinated optimization of target gene selection and nanocarrier properties, including RNA dosage, multi‐gene targeting, protection ...
Shi Dong Wang, Woo‐Jong Hong, Xu Jiang, Ki‐hong Jung, Yuan Hu Xuan   +4 more
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The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana reduces instantaneous blood feeding in wild multi-insecticide-resistant Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes in Benin, West Africa. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Mosquito-borne diseases are still a major health risk in many developing countries, and the emergence of multi-insecticide-resistant mosquitoes is threatening the future of vector control.
Knols, B.G.J., Bart GJ Knols, N'Guessan Raphael, Howard, Annabel Fv, Annabel FV Howard, Farenhorst, Marit, Howard Annabel FV, N'Guessan, R., Howard, A.F.V., Thomas Matthew B, Alex Asidi, Constantianus JM Koenraadt, Koenraadt, Constantianus Jm, Farenhorst, M., Takken, W., Akogbéto, Martin, Farenhorst Marit, Akogbéto Martin, Koenraadt, C.J.M., Thomas, Matthew B, Knols Bart GJ, Takken, Willem, Takken Willem, Asidi, A., Akogbéto, M., Thomas, M.B., Matthew B Thomas, Asidi, Alex, N'guessan, Raphael, Raphael N'Guessan, Knols, Bart Gj, Marit Farenhorst, Koenraadt Constantianus JM, Willem Takken, Asidi Alex, Martin Akogbéto   +35 more
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Commercial Product Based on Metarhizium Anisopliae Affects Survival, Midgut Morphology, and Behavior in the Stingless Bee Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazilian social stingless bees are important pollinators and producers of honey, wax, royal jelly, propolis, and other products. These species are experiencing a population decline, attributed to different factors, such as the excessive use of pesticides.
Andressa Santoro, Daiani Rodrigues Moreira, Talita Aparecida Tódora Santana, Wingly Santos Beltrame, Nathalia Rodrigues da Silva de Carvalho, Breno Gabriel da Silva, Gustavo Henrique de Souza, Livia Bracht, Adriana Aparecida Sinópolis Gigliolli, Maria Claudia Colla Ruvolo Takasusuki   +9 more
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Infection of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, with two species of entomopathogenic fungi: effects of concentration, co-formulation, exposure time and persistence [PDF]

, 2009
Background Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana isolates have been shown to infect and reduce the survival of mosquito vectors.
Mnyone, L. L., Knols, B.G.J., Kirby, Matthew J, Kirby, Matthew J., Mpingwa, Monica W, Knols, B. G., Mnyone, Ladslaus L., Kirby Matthew J, Mpingwa, M. W., Mpingwa Monica W, Mpingwa, Monica W., Lwetoijera, D.W., Lwetoijera, Dickson W., Knols, Bart GJ, Takken, W., Russell, T. L., Mpingwa, M.W., Mnyone Ladslaus L, Mnyone, Ladslaus L, Knols Bart GJ, Lwetoijera, Dickson W, Kirby, M. J., Takken, Willem, Takken Willem, Lwetoijera, D. W., Mnyone, L.L., Knols, Bart G.J., Russell, T.L., Russell, Tanya L, Russell, Tanya L., Russell Tanya L, Lwetoijera Dickson W, Kirby, M.J., Bart GJ Knols, Matthew J Kirby, Ladslaus L Mnyone, Tanya L Russell, Dickson W Lwetoijera, Monica W Mpingwa, Willem Takken   +39 more
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Behavioural responses of peach potato aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae), to entomopathogenic fungi infected conspecifics

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Myzus persicae showed no detectable behavioural response to Beauveria bassiana‐colonised agar alone. Aphids spent significantly more time in odour fields containing EPF‐infected conspecifics than healthy aphids, agar or blank air. EPF infection may alter host‐associated odours, suggesting pathogen‐mediated cues could influence aphid behaviour and ...
Ben J. Clunie, Thomas Bluck, Imogen Crowe, Devan Coyne, Aidan Smith, Tom W. Pope, Joe M. Roberts   +6 more
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Verticillium dahliae CFEM Effector VdCR Stabilises the Susceptibility Factor GhAGP31 to Suppress Host Vascular Immunity and Promote Cotton Verticillium Wilt

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plant pathogenic fungi secrete a wide array of effector proteins to manipulate host immunity, including those containing CFEM (Common in Fungal Extracellular Membranes) domains. Here, we identified a CFEM domain‐containing effector VdCR from Verticillium dahliae, the causal agent of cotton Verticillium wilt.
Bo Pu, Haonan Yu, Zheyu Pan, Lisheng Duan, Tao Liu, Haiyuan Li, Jiali Liu, Renfu Zhang, Xiaoping Hu, Jun Qin   +9 more
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Metarhizium mendonceae sp. nov.: An important biological control agent for insect pests.

PLoS ONE
The Metarhizium anisopliae complex consists of 34 formally described phylogenetic species. Metarhizium anisopliae sensu lato has been used for decades in Brazil as a biological control agent for controlling spittlebugs in sugarcane plantations.
Jayara Dayany da Costa Silva, Paulo Roberto Ramalho Silva, Solange Maria de França, Ibrahim A Saleh, Francisco de Alcântara Neto, Mohamed A El-Tayeb, Kedma da Silva Matos, Mostafa A Abdel-Maksoud, Sarah da Silva Costa Guimarães, Alan Mario Zuffo, Gilvan Ferreira da Silva, Antônio Roberto Gomes de Farias, Marcus Eugênio Oliveira Briozo, Hamada AbdElgawad, Maruzanete Pereira de Melo   +14 more
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