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Fungal Warriors: Effects of Beauveria bassiana and Purpureocillium lilacinum on CCYV-Carrying Whiteflies

open access: yesBiomolecules
Bemisia tabaci is a major agricultural pest that affects both greenhouse and field crops by feeding on plant sap, which impairs plant growth, and by secreting honeydew, promotes sooty mold growth that further reduces photosynthesis.
Dan Zhai   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

RNA-seq analysis of gene expression changes during pupariation in Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2018
Background The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) has been considered to be one of the most important agricultural pest around the world. As a holometabolous insect, larvae must go through a metamorphosis process with dramatic morphological
Er-Hu Chen   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid, sensitive, and highly specific detection of monkeypox virus by CRISPR-based diagnostic platform

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundMonkeypox (MPX), caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV), has incurred global attention since it broke out in many countries in recent times, which highlights the need for rapid and reliable diagnosis of MPXV infection.MethodsWe combined ...
Lin Gong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioactivities evaluation of an endophytic bacterial strain Bacillus velezensis JRX-YG39 inhabiting wild grape

open access: yesBMC Microbiology, 2022
Background Botrytis cinerea can cause serious disease on lots of plant hosts during growth and postharvest storage. Biocontrol is known to be eco-friendly methods to control pathogens.
Baozhen Feng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Analysis of Keto-Acid Reductoisomerase ILVC in the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium robertsii

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2021
Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (ILVC) is the second enzyme in the branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) biosynthesis, which regulates many physiological activities in a variety of organisms from bacteria to fungi and plants.
Yulong Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial peptide gene BdPho responds to peptidoglycan infection and mating stimulation in oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)

open access: yesAMB Express, 2018
Phormicins belong to defensin family, which are important antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in insects. These AMPs are inducible upon challenging by immune triggers.
Shi-Huo Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cuticular competing endogenous RNAs regulate insecticide penetration and resistance in a major agricultural pest

open access: yesBMC Biology, 2023
Background The continuously developing pesticide resistance is a great threat to agriculture and human health. Understanding the mechanisms of insecticide resistance is a key step in dealing with the phenomenon.
Li-Wei Meng   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Locking Metastable Topological Domains in Nematic Liquid Crystal Pi Cells

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Selective photopolymerization in the presence of a controlled voltage defines permanent director walls that lock‐in metastable bend and twist configurations within nematic liquid crystal Pi cells. Q‐tensor simulations corroborate the experiments, demonstrating the topological state stabilization.
Adithya Pradeep   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carboxymethyl Chitosan Modified Carbon Nanoparticle for Controlled Emamectin Benzoate Delivery: Improved Solubility, pH-Responsive Release, and Sustainable Pest Control.

open access: yesACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2019
Environmentally friendly pesticide delivery system has drawn extensive attention in recent years, which shows great promise in sustainable development of agriculture. We herein report a multifunctional nanoplatform, carboxymethyl chitosan modified carbon
Saijie Song   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

State‐of‐the‐Art, Insights, and Perspectives for MOFs‐Nanocomposites and MOF‐Derived (Nano)Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Different approaches to MOF‐NP composite formation, such as ship‐in‐a‐bottle, bottle‐around‐the‐ship and in situ one‐step synthesis, are used. Owing to synergistic effects, the advantageous features of the components of the composites are beneficially combined, and their individual drawbacks are mitigated.
Stefanos Mourdikoudis   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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