Current Research in Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
3, P. 323 - 339
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Increasingly
changing
climates
and
ever-growing
population
sizes
paint
a
worrisome
picture
of
future
food
scarcity
across
the
globe.
Of
potential
ways
to
combat
what
in
many
countries
is
already
problem
today,
biological
pest
control
sustainable
approach
ensure
crop
safety
from
damage.
In
biotechnological
process
fermentation,
formulation,
desiccation,
finally
storage
finished
biocontrol
product,
low
desiccation
tolerance
shelf
life
component
one
main
challenges
overcome.
Entomopathogenic
fungi,
popular
established
agents,
are
no
exception
this.
species,
tradeoff
between
ease
mass
production
fungal
propagules
takes
place.
Blastospores
easily
produced
high
quantities,
but
necessary
sufficient
blastospore
products
has
significant
impact
on
survival.
comparison
with
other
propagule
types,
blastospores
especially
vulnerable
so
that
measures
increase
for
successful
commercialization
must
be
taken.
Fortunately,
multifaceted
agents
leaves
room
vastly
different
approaches
do
so.
This
review
showcases
studies
several
puts
them
into
context
cellular
effects
desiccation.
The
also
evaluates
given
literature
facilitate
identification
impactful
research.
Fungal Diversity,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
97(1), P. 1 - 136
Published: July 1, 2019
Fungi
are
an
understudied,
biotechnologically
valuable
group
of
organisms.
Due
to
the
immense
range
habitats
that
fungi
inhabit,
and
consequent
need
compete
against
a
diverse
array
other
fungi,
bacteria,
animals,
have
developed
numerous
survival
mechanisms.
The
unique
attributes
thus
herald
great
promise
for
their
application
in
biotechnology
industry.
Moreover,
can
be
grown
with
relative
ease,
making
production
at
scale
viable.
search
fungal
biodiversity,
construction
living
collection,
both
incredible
economic
potential
locating
organisms
novel
industrial
uses
will
lead
products.
This
manuscript
reviews
fifty
ways
which
potentially
utilized
as
biotechnology.
We
provide
notes
examples
each
exploitation
give
from
our
own
work
notable
researchers.
also
flow
chart
used
convince
funding
bodies
importance
biotechnological
research
provided
world
penicillin,
lovastatin,
globally
significant
medicines,
they
remain
untapped
resource
enormous
potential.
IMA Fungus,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Oct. 11, 2021
Abstract
The
relationship
between
entomopathogenic
fungi
and
their
insect
hosts
is
a
classic
example
of
the
co-evolutionary
arms
race
pathogen
target
host.
present
review
describes
potential
Chytridiomycota
Blastocladiomycota
fungi,
two
groups
fungal
allies:
Oomycota
Microsporidia
.
(water
moulds)
are
considered
as
model
biological
control
agent
mosquito
larvae.
Due
to
shared
ecological
morphological
similarities,
they
had
long
been
part
kingdom;
however,
phylogenetic
studies
have
since
placed
this
group
within
Straminipila
parasites
economically-important
insects,
including
grasshoppers,
lady
beetles,
bumblebees,
colorado
potato
beetles
honeybees.
They
found
display
some
characteristics,
suggest
that
related
either
basal
branch
or
sister
group.
,
named
lower
historically
were
described
together;
molecular
ultrastructural
research
has
classified
them
in
own
phylum.
ants,
larval
stages
black
flies,
mosquitoes
scale
insects.
Journal of Fungi,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(7), P. 759 - 759
Published: July 18, 2023
Entomopathogenic
fungi
are
promising
as
an
environmentally
benign
alternative
to
chemical
pesticides
for
mosquito
control.
The
current
study
investigated
the
virulence
of
Metarhizium
anisopliae
blastospores
against
Aedes
aegypti
under
both
laboratory
and
field
conditions.
Virulence
bioassays
conidia
were
conducted
in
laboratory,
while
simulation
two
conditions:
totally
shaded
(TS)
or
partially
(PS).
In
first
bioassay
(zero
h),
larvae
added
cups
shortly
after
preparation
blastospores,
subsequent
assays,
3,
6,
9,
12
days
later.
survival
exposed
was
zero
on
day
two,
case
sixth
day.
Under
TS
conditions,
seen
third
bioassay.
PS
low
rates
recorded
7.
For
persistence
also
observed.
more
virulent
Ae.
than
laboratory.
Blastospores
remained
However,
rapidly
declined
from
bioassays.
Formulating
vegetable
oil
could
protect
these
propagules
when
applied
adverse
This
is
time
that
have
been
tested
simulated
be
basis
development
a
new
biological
control
agent.
