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Metarhizium humberi sp. nov. (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae), a new member of the PARB Glade in the Metarhizium anisopliae complex from Latin America

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Author(s):
Luz, Christian [1] ; Rocha, Luiz F. N. [1, 2] ; Montalva, Cristian [1, 3] ; Souza, Daniela A. [4] ; Botelho, Ana Beatriz R. Z. [5] ; Lopes, Rogerio B. [4] ; Faria, Marcos [4] ; Delalibera Junior, Italo [5]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Goias, Inst Trop Pathol & Publ Hlth, BR-74690900 Goiania, Go - Brazil
[2] Fed Inst Educ Sci & Technol Goias, BR-74968755 Aparecida De Goiania, Go - Brazil
[3] Univ Austral Chile, Fac Ciencias Forestales & Recursos Nat, Inst Conservat Biodiversidad & Terr, Valdivia - Chile
[4] Embrapa Genet Resources & Biotechnol, BR-70770917 Brasilia, DF - Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz Coll Agr, Dept Entomol & Acarol, ESALQ, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology; v. 166, SEP 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

A new species, Metarhizium humberi, from the M. anisopliae complex and sister lineage of the M. anisopliae s.str. in the PARB Glade, including M. pingshaense, M. anisopliae, M. robertsii and M. brunneum, is described based on phylogenetic analyses {[}translation elongation factor 1-alpha (5'TEF and 3'TEF), RNA polymerase II largest subunit (RPB1a), RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2a) and beta-tubulin (BTUB)]. Metarhizium humberi was first collected in 2001 in the Central Brazilian state of Goias, later found to be a common fungus in soils in Brazil, and since then has also been isolated from coleopteran, hemipteran and lepidopteran insects in Brazil and Mexico. This new species, named in honor of Richard A. Humber, a well-known insect pathologist and taxonomist of entomopathogenic fungi, is characterized by a high insecticidal activity against different developmental stages of arthropod pests with importance in agriculture and vectors of diseases to human and animals. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/51556-3 - IMBICONT: Improved biological control for IPM in fruits and berries
Grantee:Italo Delalibera Júnior
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants