Functional Characterization of Core Regulatory Genes Involved in Sporulation of the Nematophagous Fungus <named-content content-type="genus-species">Purpureocillium lavendulum</named-content>

ABSTRACT The nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium lavendulum is a natural enemy of plant-parasitic nematodes, which cause severe economic losses in agriculture worldwide. The production of asexual spores (conidia) in P. lavendulum is crucial for its biocontrol activity against nematodes. In this stu...

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Main Authors: Mi Chen, He-Yu Yang, Yan-Ru Cao, Quan-Quan Hui, Hai-Feng Fan, Chen-Chen Zhang, Jing-Jing Han, Zhi-Yi Guo, Jianping Xu, Ke-Qin Zhang, Lian-Ming Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-10-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00932-20