Virulence Factors of the Entomopathogenic Genus Metarhizium

Curr Protein Pept Sci. 2020;21(3):324-330. doi: 10.2174/1389203721666200116092407.

Abstract

The fungal genus Metarhizium has been used as an entomopathogen worldwide for approximately 140 years, and its mechanism of infection and its virulence factors have been studied. The present review is a compilation of virulence factors described in the literature to date and their participation in specific stages of the infection process.

Keywords: Host insect; appressorium; biological control; insecticides; mechanism of infection; metchnikoff; pathogenicity factors..

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Fungal Proteins / genetics*
  • Metarhizium / genetics*
  • Metarhizium / pathogenicity
  • Mycoses / genetics*
  • Mycoses / microbiology
  • Virulence Factors / genetics*

Substances

  • Fungal Proteins
  • Virulence Factors