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Microsclerotia from Metarhizium robertsii: Production, ultrastructural analysis, robustness, and insecticidal activity

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posted on 2024-02-07, 02:40 authored by Lorena Garcia Riaño, Gloria Patricia Barrera, Gloria Patricia Barrera Cubillos, Leonardo Castellanos Hernández, Laura VillamizarLaura Villamizar

Microsclerotia (MS) are considered one of the most promising propagules for use as active ingredients in biopesticides due to their tolerance to abiotic factors and ability to produce infective conidia for the control of pests. Therefore, the objective of this research was to establish the conditions required to induce the formation of microsclerotia in Metarhizium robertsii Mt004 and to study its development process, tolerance to abiotic factors and insecticidal activity of MS-derived conidia. M. robertsii started to form hyphal aggregates after 2 days and looked more compact after 8 days. MS were mature and pigmented after 20 days. The final yield was 2.0 × 103 MS/mL and MS size varied between 356.9 and 1348.4 μm. Ultrastructure analysis revealed that mature MS contained only a few live cells embedded in an extracellular matrix. Mature MS were more tolerance to UV-B radiation, heat and storage trials than conidia from Solid State Fermentation. MS-derived conidia were as virulent as conidia against Diatraea saccharalis larvae. These results showed that MS are promising propagules for the development of more persistent and efficient biopesticides for harsh environmental conditions. Our findings provide a baseline for production and a better understanding of microsclerotia development in M. robertsii strains.

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© 2024 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of British Mycological Society. Open access

Publication date

2024-01-24

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  • Non revenue

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  • English

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Publisher

Elsevier

Journal title

Fungal Biology

ISSN

1878-6146

Volume/issue number

128(2)

Page numbers

1643-1656

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