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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Entomopathogenic Fungi

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Part of the book series: The Mycota ((MYCOTA,volume 6))

Abstract

Fungal disease of insects represents an important facet of the interaction between entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) and their hosts. Altogether some 90 genera and 700 species are involved with entomopathogenicity, but only a few members of the entomophthorales and hyphomycetes have been well studied (Khachatourians 1991). The long-range potential of the EPF in research is their application in insect pest management or biocontrol (Leathers et al. 1993). Commercialization of EPF for pest control requires understanding of physiological aspects of growth, metabolic activity, genetic basis of virulence and host specificity-challenges that were forecast to be met with the new biotechnology (Khachatourians 1986; Boucias 1988). With such knowledge, physiological manipulations, isolation of mutants with enhanced virulence, and construction of environmentally safe strains with limited persistence should be possible within the forseeable future.

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