Title:	Metarhizium mendonceae sp. nov.: an important biological control agent for insect pests.
Authors:	SILVA, J. D. da C. SILVA, P. R. R. FRANÇA, S. M. de SALEH, I. A. ALCÂNTARA NETO, F. de EL-TAYEB, M. A. MATOS, K. da S. ABDEL-MAKSOUD, M. A. GUIMARÃES, S. da S. C. ZUFFO, A. M. SILVA, G. F. da FARIAS, A. R. G. de BRIOZO, M. E. O. ABDELGAWAD, H. MELO, M. P. de
Affiliation:	JAYARA DAYANY DA COSTA SILVA, FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF PIAUÍ; PAULO ROBERTO RAMALHO SILVA, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ; SOLANGE MARIA DE FRANÇA, STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO; IBRAHIM A. SALEH, ZARQA UNIVERSITY; FRANCISCO DE ALCÂNTARA NETO, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ; MOHAMED A. EL-TAYEB, KING SAUD UNIVERSITY; KEDMA DA SILVA MATOS, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RORAIMA; MOSTAFA A. ABDEL-MAKSOUD, KING SAUD UNIVERSITY; SARAH DA SILVA COSTA GUIMARÃES, UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS; ALAN MARIO ZUFFO, STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO; GILVAN FERREIRA DA SILVA, CPAA; ANTÔNIO ROBERTO GOMES DE FARIAS, MAEFAH LUANGUNIVERSITY; MARCUS EUGÊNIO OLIVEIRA BRIOZO, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ; HAMADA ABDELGAWAD, UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP; MARUZANETE PEREIRA DE MELO, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ.
Date Issued:	2025
Citation:	PLoS ONE, v. 20, n. 2, e0310548, 2025.
Description:	The Metarhizium anisopliae complex consists of 34 formally described phylogenetic species. Metarhizium anisopliae sensu lato has been used for decades in Brazil as a biological control agent for controlling spittlebugs in sugarcane plantations. We investigated the identities of the Metarhizium isolates used in mycoinsecticide formulations through multilocus phylogenetic analyses and morphological characterization for species delimitation. A well-supported clade containing only isolates from this study formed a sister group with species of M. anisopliae sensu stricto, which we described as a new taxon, M. mendonceae sp. nov. Isolates URM 8144 and URM 8145 are used in the formulation of various brands of biological insecticides; however, they have always been referred to as M. anisopliae. According to the antibiosis assay, all the isolates of this new species were able to colonize and kill Mahanarva spectabilis nymphs. Therefore, M. mendonceae has been used in the formulation of mycoinsecticides for several decades under the name M. anisopliae.
Thesagro:	Praga de Planta Fungo
NAL Thesaurus:	Metarhizium Sugarcane Pest control Fungi
Keywords:	Fusaria Selection Cana-de-açúcar Phylogenetic analysis Animal phylogenetics Fungal genetics
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310548
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAA)