A putative α-glucoside transporter gene BbAGT1 contributes to carbohydrate utilization, growth, conidiation and virulence of filamentous entomopathogenic fungus beauveria bassiana

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 480-489

  Wang, Xiu Xiu ^a   Ji, Xiao Ping ^a   Li, Jing Xin ^a   Keyhani, Nemat O ^b   Feng, Ming Guang ^a   Ying, Sheng Hua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucoside transporter; Beauveria bassiana; Entomopathogen; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; BBAGT1 PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; MONOSACCHARIDE; POLYOL; TREHALOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BIOASSAY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE TARGETING; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENES, FUNGAL; INSECTS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPORES, FUNGAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREHALOSE;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84878653650     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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