Pest management science
Functional characterization of Hsk1 and Chit1 genes in the virulence of Metarhizium guizhouense Xct1 via CRISPR-Cas9-mediated gene editing.
Juan Wei, Chunxian Jiang, Yihao Chen, Xinyue Yang, Qing Li
Published: 202510.1002/ps.70484
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium guizhouense Xct1 exhibits high virulence against early-instar Spodoptera frugiperda larvae (>90% mortality in preliminary studies), yet the molecular mechanisms, particularly the roles of key genes…
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