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Potential Use of Species in the Erynioideae for Biological Control and Biotechnology

Andrii P. Gryganskyi
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Ann E. Hajek
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Nataliya Voloshchuk
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Alexander Idnurm
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Jørgen Eilenberg
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Romina Guadalupe Manfrino
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Kathryn E. Bushley
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Liudmyla Kava
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Vira B. Kutovenko
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Felicia Anike
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Yong Nie
Version 1 : Received: 11 December 2023 / Approved: 12 December 2023 / Online: 12 December 2023 (06:01:51 CET)

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Gryganskyi, A.P.; Hajek, A.E.; Voloshchuk, N.; Idnurm, A.; Eilenberg, J.; Manfrino, R.G.; Bushley, K.E.; Kava, L.; Kutovenko, V.B.; Anike, F.; Nie, Y. Potential for Use of Species in the Subfamily Erynioideae for Biological Control and Biotechnology. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 168. Gryganskyi, A.P.; Hajek, A.E.; Voloshchuk, N.; Idnurm, A.; Eilenberg, J.; Manfrino, R.G.; Bushley, K.E.; Kava, L.; Kutovenko, V.B.; Anike, F.; Nie, Y. Potential for Use of Species in the Subfamily Erynioideae for Biological Control and Biotechnology. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 168.

Abstract

The fungal order Entomophthorales in the Zoopagomycotina includes many fungal pathogens of arthropods. This review explores five genera in the Erynioideae subfamily, namely Erynia, Furia, Pandora, Strongwellsea, and Zoophthora. This is the largest subfamily in the Entomophthorales including 125 described species. The species diversity, global distribution, and host range of this subfamily are summarized, revealing that relatively few taxa are geographically widespread, and few have broad host ranges, contrasting with a large number of species with single reports, from one location and one host species. The insect orders infected by the greatest numbers of species are the Diptera and Hemiptera. Across the subfamily relatively few species have been cultivated in vitro and those that have require more specialized media than any fungi. Given their potential to attack arthropods and in the fungal evolutionary tree, which species might be adopted for biological control purposes or biotechnological innovations are highlighted. Current challenges in the implementation of these species in biotechnology include the limited ability or difficulty in culturing many in vitro, a correlated paucity in genomic resources, and considerations regarding the host ranges of different species.

Keywords

insect biocontrol; cultivability; genomics; entomopathogens; geographic distribution; host range

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology

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