Metarhizium acridum. Photo by Chengshu Wang
The genome sequence and gene predictions of Metarhizium acridum were not determined by the JGI, but were downloaded from NCBI and have been published (Qiang Gao et al., 2011). Please note that this copy of the genome is not maintained by the author and is therefore not automatically updated.
Metarhizium acridum is an acridid-specific pathogenic fungus to infect and kill locusts and grasshoppers. The mechanism(s) determining host specificity in this fungus remains elusive. The spores of the fungus has been formulated as commercial mycoinsecticides to control locusts or grasshoppers in Africa, Australia, China and North America.
Genome Reference(s)
Please cite the following publication(s) if you use the data from this genome in your research:
Gao Q, Jin K, Ying SH, Zhang Y, Xiao G, Shang Y, Duan Z, Hu X, Xie XQ, Zhou G, Peng G, Luo Z, Huang W, Wang B, Fang W, Wang S, Zhong Y, Ma LJ, St Leger RJ, Zhao GP, Pei Y, Feng MG, Xia Y, Wang C
Genome sequencing and comparative transcriptomics of the model entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and M. acridum.
PLoS Genet. 2011 Jan 6;7(1):e1001264. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001264
Gao Q, Jin K, Ying SH, Zhang Y, Xiao G, Shang Y, Duan Z, Hu X, Xie XQ, Zhou G, Peng G, Luo Z, Huang W, Wang B, Fang W, Wang S, Zhong Y, Ma LJ, St Leger RJ, Zhao GP, Pei Y, Feng MG, Xia Y, Wang C
Genome sequencing and comparative transcriptomics of the model entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and M. acridum.
PLoS Genet. 2011 Jan 6;7(1):e1001264. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001264
