Characterisation of Metarhizium majus (Hypocreales : Clavicipitaceae) isolated from the Western Cape Province, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMathulwe, Letodi L.een_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Karinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMalan, Antoinette P.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBirkhofer, Klausen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAddison, Matthew F.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAddison, Piaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-16T14:27:45Z
dc.date.available2021-03-16T14:27:45Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-19
dc.descriptionCITATION: Mathulwe, L. L., et al. 2021. Characterisation of Metarhizium majus (Hypocreales : Clavicipitaceae) isolated from the Western Cape Province, South Africa. PLoS ONE, 16(2):e0240955, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0240955.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund
dc.description.abstractEntomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are important soil-dwelling entomopathogens, which can be used as biological control agents against pest insects. EPF are capable of causing lethal epizootics in pest insect populations in agroecosystems. During a survey of the orchard soil at an organic farm, different EPF species were collected and identified to species level, using both morphological and molecular techniques. The EPF were trapped from soil samples taken from an apricot orchard. The traps, which were baited in the laboratory, used susceptible host insects, including the last-instar larvae of Galleria mellonella (wax moth larvae) and Tenebrio molitor (mealworm larvae). The potential pathogenicity of the local Metarhizium majus isolate was tested and verified using susceptible laboratory-reared last-instar T. molitor larvae. The identification of the M. majus isolated from South African soil was verified using both morphological and molecular techniques. The occurrence of M. majus in the South African soil environment had not previously been reported.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0240955
dc.format.extent11 pages : illustrations (some color)
dc.identifier.citationMathulwe, L. L., et al. 2021. Characterisation of Metarhizium majus (Hypocreales : Clavicipitaceae) isolated from the Western Cape Province, South Africa. PLoS ONE, 16(2):e0240955, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0240955
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0240955
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109669
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
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dc.subjectEntomopathogenic fungi -- South Africa -- Western Capeen_ZA
dc.subjectMetarhizium -- Molecular aspectsen_ZA
dc.subjectBiological pest control agentsen_ZA
dc.subjectSoilen_ZA
dc.titleCharacterisation of Metarhizium majus (Hypocreales : Clavicipitaceae) isolated from the Western Cape Province, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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