Guoxiong Peng

TL;DR: W Whole-genome analyses indicate that the genome structures of these two species are highly syntenic and suggest that the genus Metarhizium evolved from plant endophytes or pathogens, andTranscriptional analysis of both fungi during early infection processes provided further insights into the genes and pathways involved in infectivity and specificity.

TL;DR: Ntl controlled trehalase accumulation in M. acridum by degrading trehalose, and thus affected conidiospore thermotolerance, and may offer a new strategy for enhancing conidiosphere thermot tolerance of entomopathogenic fungi without affecting virulence.

TL;DR: Investigation of the roles of the acid trehalase gene (ATM1) in the in vivo growth and virulence of Metarhizium acridum found that disruption of ATM1 severely reduced fungal growth on exogenous trehalose as the sole carbon source and led to a significant reduction in virulence.

TL;DR: To improve the virulence of the locust specific fungus, Metarhizium acridum, the fungus was genetically modified to overexpress ATM1, an endogenous hydrolase of trehalose, which is the main carbon source in insect hemolymph to increase the utilization of host nutrients by pathogens.

TL;DR: Application of M. anisopliae increased the relative distribution of bacterial species implicated in plant growth promotion and organic pollutant degradation, e.g., Methylobacterium, Sphingobium, and Deinococcus.