The genome sequence of the biocontrol fungus Metarhizium anisopliae and comparative genomics of Metarhizium species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metarhizium anisopliae is an important fungal biocontrol agent of insect pests of agricultural crops. Genomics can aid the successful commercialization of biopesticides by identification of key genes differentiating closely related species, selection of virulent microbial isolates which are amenable to industrial scale production and formulation and through the reduction of phenotypic variability. The genome of Metarhizium isolate ARSEF23 was recently published as a model for M. anisopliae, however phylogenetic analysis has since re-classified this isolate as M. robertsii. We present a new annotated genome sequence of M. anisopliae (isolate Ma69) and whole genome comparison to M. robertsii (ARSEF23) and M. acridum (CQMa 102).

Results

Whole genome analysis of M. an

SUBMITTER: Pattemore JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4133081 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature