Molecular mechanisms of Beauveria bassiana in response to oxidative stress: a review

Abstract:

Entomopathogenic Beauveria bassiana shows a variety of morphological patterns such as aerial conidia, mycelia and single-cell form known as hyphal bodies. As a typical filamentous fungal species, B. bassiana plays important roles in conidial development and host-pathogen interactions. It is also widely applied for biological control of pests and thus is of great value in forest protection and agricultural production. Once related genes in the species are knocked out, the mutants show responses to oxidative stress associated with conidial development and virulence. This study summarizes the molecular genetics of B. bassiana involved in oxidative stress in recent years, which is expected to serve as a reference for the study of oxidative stress signaling pathway in filamentous fungi.