New research in #RESInsectMolecBio

Divergent immune strategies of #ColoradoPotatoBeetle larvae against the #EntomopathogenicFungi #Metarhizium robertsii and #Beauveria bassiana: A comparative transcriptomic analysis
doi.org/10.1111/imb.70034

@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social

#Ticks #Entomopathogenic #fungi #IPM #Integrated #Pest #Management #Biological #Control #Attract-and-kill #Metarhizium #Amblyomma #Rhipicephalus

The best #Metarhizium find I have ever seen, was well past its prime. The awesome Jade spotted & let me photograph it. But only if I also added its title "THE WALKING DEAD"

My zombie of the day was found on a creek rock in nice rainforest. #Metarhizium i think, but so early it hasnt turned green yet. Its possibly feeding on a raspy cricket. Groovy

I left this green grocery cicada host in a plastic bag, so I could watch the #Metarhizium fungi that killed it mature. That green is its signature.

Antibiotic-Mediated Microbiota Depletion of Aedes aegypti Gut Bacteria Modulates Susceptibility to Entomopathogenic Fungal Infection and Modifies Developmental Factors

#entomopathogenicfungi
#Aedes
#Metarhizium
#gutmicrobiota
#biologicalcontrol

www.mdpi.com/2673-6772/6/...

The #α-glucosidase II #MaGls2 governs #virulence and #stress tolerance in #Metarhizium acridum by maintaining #cell wall architecture
doi.org/10.1080/2150...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social

Ação de metabólitos de Metarhizium spp. (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) sobre Euschistus... A soja é um dos grãos mais cultivados no mundo, e entre os desafios enfrentados no seu cultivo, destaca-se o ataque severo de insetos pragas, como o percevejo-marrom (Euschistus heros) e a lagarta-do-...

Ação de metabólitos de Metarhizium spp. (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) sobre Euschistus heros (Fabricius, 1798) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) e Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797)
(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

#Metarhizium
#Hypocreales
#Clavicipitaceae
#Controlemicrobiano

www.teses.usp.br/teses/dispon...

Floral-scented fungus lures mosquitoes to their doom In the battle against mosquito-borne diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, scientists turned to an unlikely ally: a fungus that smells like flowers.

#Floral-scented #fungus lures #mosquitoes to their doom ..

| #fungi | #flowers | #Metarhizium | #longifolene | By @univofmaryland.bsky.social via @sciencex.bsky.social

#Substrate promiscuity catalyzed by an #O-glycosyltransferase #MrOGT2 from #Metarhizium robertsii
doi.org/10.1080/2150...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social

New research in #RESEcolEnt
Resilience that goes beyond prophylaxis: Benefits of faecal accumulation within #termite nests
doi.org/10.1111/een.13464

#Termitidae #Cornitermes #Metarhizium
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com

📷 Australian Christmas beetle (Anoplognathus pallidicollis) infected with Metarhizium spp. ©️Nirodha Weeraratne

😔 Not a good ##FungalFriday because our grant application for resolving #taxonomy of #Australia's biggest collection of #Entomopathogenic #fungi #Metarhizium was unsuccessful.
🪲 Please bear with me while I try to recover in my hideout just like a sick beetle would do.

Scientists develop 'mosquito STD' to combat malaria A team of researchers including a University of Maryland entomologist has successfully turned the pesky mosquito's sex life into its downfall. By creating what amounts to a sexually transmitted…

#Mosquito STD developed to combat #malaria ...

| #antimalarial | #drugs | #Metarhizium | #fungi | By @univofmaryland.bsky.social‬ via @sciencex.bsky.social‬

I am not sure. #Metarhizium or #Beauveria maybe? I always find hosts hidden away under bark extra mysterious. Heres an odd find near #Ngilgi cave

Another mysterious life form I see a lot under rotting timber, are strange white lidded cocoons. The last one is possibly being monstered by a #metarhizium. Who is inside there? #invert #mystery

Mr-lac3 and Mr-lcc2 in Metarhizium robertsii Regulate Conidiation and Maturation, Enhancing Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses and Pathogenicity As a type of multicopper oxidase, laccases play multiple biological roles in entomopathogenic fungi, enhancing their survival, development, and pathogenicity. However, the mechanisms by which laccases...

Mr-lac3 and Mr-lcc2 in Metarhizium robertsii Regulate Conidiation and Maturation, Enhancing Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses and Pathogenicity

#mycosky
#FungiFriends
#Metarhizium
#laccases
#Mr-lac3
#Mr-lcc2
#conidiation
#conidialmaturation
#abioticstresses
#pathogenicity

www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11...

Yesterdays forensic wildlife photography revealed beetle cause of death to be a #metarhizium #zombie #fungi. Because most fungi target soft tissues, weathering can leave hard victims like beetles with barely any visible sign of the fungi that killed them. #entomopathogenic #EPF

Characterisation of the Pathogenicity of Beauveria sp. and Metarhizium sp. Fungi Against the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Previously, we assessed the pathogenicity of eleven endemic entomopathogenic fungi (EPF), including six Beauveria isolates, four Metarhizium isolates, and one M. pingshaense, against the agricultural ...

Characterisation of the Pathogenicity of Beauveria sp. and Metarhizium sp. Fungi Against the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

#mycosky
#fungifriends
#Beauveriabassiana
#Metarhizium
#entomopathogenicfungi
#biologicalcontrol
#fallarmyworm

www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15...

#metarhizium #zombie #fungi are one of the easier #entomopathogenic fungi to identify to genus level because.... well they turn hosts green! This one is enjoying a cicada :)

Frontiers | Effects of tomato inoculation with the entomo... Entomopathogenic fungi have been well exploited as biocon...

New NIOO publication: Effects of tomato inoculation with the #entomopathogenic fungus #Metarhizium brunneum on #spidermite resistance and the #rhizosphere microbial community. #metabolites
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1197770