WetA and VosA are distinct regulators of conidiation capacity, conidial quality, and biological control potential of a fungal insect pathogen

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 10069-10081

  Li, Fang ^a   Shi, Han Qiang ^a   Ying, Sheng Hua ^a   Feng, Ming Guang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asexual development; Biological control potential; Central development activator WetA; Conidial maturation and quality; Entomopathogenic fungi; Velvet protein VosA

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; INSECT CONTROL; OXIDANTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; SILK;

ASEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVATOR WETA; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; VELVET PROTEIN VOSA;

QUALITY CONTROL;

CARBENDAZIM; TREHALOSE; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBENDAZIM; DISPERSAL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; IRRADIATION; MATURATION; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; PROTEIN; SPORE; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DOWN REGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL VIABILITY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PHENOTYPE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SURFACE PROPERTY; UPREGULATION; VOSA GENE; WET STRESS; WETA GENE; ANIMAL; BEAUVERIA; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SPORES, FUNGAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84947018393     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6823-7     Document Type: Article

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