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A high-throughput gene disruption methodology for the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii

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A laccase exclusively expressed by Metarhizium anisopliae during isotropic growth is involved in pigmentation, tolerance to abiotic stresses and virulence

scientific article published on 9 April 2010

A novel cascade allows Metarhizium robertsii to distinguish cuticle and hemocoel microenvironments during infection of insects

scientific article published on 04 August 2021

A regulator of a G protein signalling (RGS) gene, cag8, from the insect-pathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae is involved in conidiation, virulence and hydrophobin synthesis

scientific article published in April 2007

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Beauveria bassiana using an herbicide resistance gene as a selection marker

scientific article published in January 2004

Carboxylate transporter gene JEN1 from the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana is involved in conidiation and virulence

scientific article published on 23 October 2009

Characterization of a highly active promoter, PBbgpd, in Beauveria bassiana

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Cloning of Beauveria bassiana chitinase gene Bbchit1 and its application to improve fungal strain virulence

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Comparative genomics using microarrays reveals divergence and loss of virulence-associated genes in host-specific strains of the insect pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae

scientific article published on 24 April 2009

Development of Transgenic Fungi That Kill Human Malaria Parasites in Mosquitoes

scientific article published on February 25, 2011

Directed evolution for increased chitinase activity

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Duplication of a Pks gene cluster and subsequent functional diversification facilitate environmental adaptation in Metarhizium species.

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Enhanced UV resistance and improved killing of malaria mosquitoes by photolyase transgenic entomopathogenic fungi

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Expressing a fusion protein with protease and chitinase activities increases the virulence of the insect pathogen Beauveria bassiana

scientific article published on 8 August 2009

Expression of genes involved in germination, conidiogenesis and pathogenesis in Metarhizium anisopliae using quantitative real-time RT-PCR.

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Genome sequencing and comparative transcriptomics of the model entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and M. acridum

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Host-to-pathogen gene transfer facilitated infection of insects by a pathogenic fungus

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Implication of a regulator of G protein signalling (BbRGS1) in conidiation and conidial thermotolerance of the insect pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

scientific article published on 14 January 2008

Increased insect virulence in Beauveria bassiana strains overexpressing an engineered chitinase

scientific article published on 3 November 2006

Insertion of an esterase gene into a specific locust pathogen (Metarhizium acridum) enables it to infect caterpillars

scientific article published in June 2011

Metarhizium robertsii produces an extracellular invertase (MrINV) that plays a pivotal role in rhizospheric interactions and root colonization

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Mitogen-activated protein kinase hog1 in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana regulates environmental stress responses and virulence to insects

scientific article published on 10 April 2009

Mrt, a gene unique to fungi, encodes an oligosaccharide transporter and facilitates rhizosphere competency in Metarhizium robertsii

scientific article published on 13 September 2010

Overexpression of a Metarhizium robertsii HSP25 gene increases thermotolerance and survival in soil

scientific article published on 22 November 2013

Protein kinase A regulates production of virulence determinants by the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae

scientific article published on 16 December 2008

Psc-AFP, an antifungal protein with trypsin inhibitor activity from Psoralea corylifolia seeds

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RNA binding proteins mediate the ability of a fungus to adapt to the cold

scientific article published on 27 December 2009

Strain improvement of fungal insecticides for controlling insect pests and vector-borne diseases

scientific article published on 13 January 2012

The MrCYP52 cytochrome P450 monoxygenase gene of Metarhizium robertsii is important for utilizing insect epicuticular hydrocarbons

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The plant beneficial effects of Metarhizium species correlate with their association with roots

scientific article published on 8 May 2014

The rhizosphere-competent entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae expresses a specific subset of genes in plant root exudate

scientific article published on 14 October 2010

Transformation of Metarhizium anisopliae mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens

scientific article published in July 2006

Unveiling the mechanism by which microsporidian parasites prevent locust swarm behavior

scientific article published on 13 January 2014