TY - CHAP
T1 - Utilizing genomics to study entomopathogenicity in the fungal phylum Entomophthoromycota
T2 - a review of current genetic resources
AU - de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard
AU - Hajek, Ann E.
AU - Eilenberg, Jørgen
AU - Jensen, Annette Bruun
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The order Entomophthorales, which formerly contained c. 280 species, has recently been recognized as a separate phylum, Entomophthoromycota, consisting of three recognized classes and six families. Many genera in this group contain obligate insect-pathogenic species with narrow host ranges, capable of producing epizootics in natural insect populations. Available sequence information from the phylum Entomophthoromycota can be classified into three main categories: first, partial gene regions (exons + introns) used for phylogenetic inference; second, protein coding gene regions obtained using degenerate primers, expressed sequence tag methodology or de novo transcriptome sequencing with molecular function inferred by homology analysis; and third, primarily forthcoming whole-genome sequencing data sets. Here we summarize the current genetic resources for Entomophthoromycota and identify research areas that are likely to be significantly advanced from the availability of new whole-genome resources.
AB - The order Entomophthorales, which formerly contained c. 280 species, has recently been recognized as a separate phylum, Entomophthoromycota, consisting of three recognized classes and six families. Many genera in this group contain obligate insect-pathogenic species with narrow host ranges, capable of producing epizootics in natural insect populations. Available sequence information from the phylum Entomophthoromycota can be classified into three main categories: first, partial gene regions (exons + introns) used for phylogenetic inference; second, protein coding gene regions obtained using degenerate primers, expressed sequence tag methodology or de novo transcriptome sequencing with molecular function inferred by homology analysis; and third, primarily forthcoming whole-genome sequencing data sets. Here we summarize the current genetic resources for Entomophthoromycota and identify research areas that are likely to be significantly advanced from the availability of new whole-genome resources.
U2 - 10.1016/bs.adgen.2016.01.003
DO - 10.1016/bs.adgen.2016.01.003
M3 - Book chapter
C2 - 27131322
VL - 94
T3 - Advances in Genetics
SP - 41
EP - 65
BT - Genetics and molecular biology of entomopathogenic fungi
PB - Elsevier
ER -