Functional expression in Beauveria bassiana of a chitinase gene from Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, an ant-pathogenic fungus

• Published in: Biocontrol science and technology Vol. 21; no. 5-6; pp. 677 - 686
• Main Authors: Chantasingh, Duriya, Kitikhun, Supattra, Eurwilaichitr, Lily, Uengwetwanit, Tanaporn, Pootanakit, Kusol
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Carfax Publishing Co 01.06.2011; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Agrobacterium; amino acids; Beauveria bassiana; chitinase; cuticle-degrading enzyme; entomopathogenic fungi; forests; genes; insect fungi; Isaria; microbial control; Ophiocordyceps; signal peptide; Spodoptera exigua; Thailand; toxicity; virulence; Thailand

A gene encoding chitinase was cloned from Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, a Formamidae-specific fungus, collected from Sirindhorn Peat Swamp Forest, Thailand. The O. unilateralis chitinase (OuChi) full-length gene (1311 bp) encodes 436 amino acids with the first 20 amino acids as a putative signal pept...