Gene diversity explains variation in biological features of insect killing fungus, Beauveria bassiana.

ABSTRACT: Beauveria bassiana is a species complex whose isolates show considerable natural genetic variability. However, little is known about how this genetic diversity affects the fungus performance. Herein, we characterized the diversity of genes involved in various mechanisms of the infective cycle of 42 isolates that have different growth rates, thermotolerance and virulence. The analysed genes showed general genetic diversity measured as non-synonymous changes (NSC) and copy number variation (CNV), with most of them being subjected to positive episodic diversifying selection. Correlation analyses between NSC or CNV and the isolate virulence, thermotolerance and growth rate revealed that various genes shaped the biological features of the fungus. Lectin-like, mucin signalling, Biotrophy associa

SUBMITTER: Gasmi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7794557 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature