Influence of genetic diversity of seventeen Beauveria bassiana isolates from different hosts on virulence by comparative genomics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Beauveria bassiana (B. bassiana) is a famous entomopathogenic fungus that could parasitize on hundreds of insect species, which are being used as an environmentally friendly mycoinsecticide. Nevertheless, the possible effect of genetic diversity of these B. bassiana isolates from different hosts on virulence has not been explored before. In order to explore that issue, we compared the genome sequences among seventeen B. bassiana isolates from 17 different insects using whole genome re-sequencing, with B. bassiana strain ARSEF 2860 as the reference genome.

Results

There were a total of 10,098 missense mutated genes, 720 positively selected genes were identified in 17 strains of B. bassiana. Among these, two genes with high frequency mutations encode the toxin-produ

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7329388 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature