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ArticlePloS one2025

Metarhizium mendonceae sp. nov.: An important biological control agent for insect pests.

Jayara Dayany da Costa Silva, Paulo Roberto Ramalho Silva, Solange Maria de França, Ibrahim A Saleh, Francisco de Alcântara Neto, Mohamed A El-Tayeb, Kedma da Silva Matos, Mostafa A Abdel-Maksoud, Sarah da Silva Costa Guimarães, Alan Mario Zuffo and 5 more

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Jayara Dayany da Costa SilvaDepartment of Agronomy, Federal Institute of Piauí, Oeiras, Piauí, Brazil.
Paulo Roberto Ramalho SilvaDepartment of Plant Science, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
Solange Maria de FrançaAgronomy Department, State University of Maranhão, Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil.
Ibrahim A SalehFaculty of Science, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Francisco de Alcântara NetoDepartment of Plant Science, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
Mohamed A El-TayebDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kedma da Silva MatosDepartment of Agronomy Federal University of Roraima, Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil.
Mostafa A Abdel-MaksoudDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sarah da Silva Costa GuimarãesDepartment of Phytopathology, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Alan Mario ZuffoAgronomy Department, State University of Maranhão, Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9704-5325
Gilvan Ferreira da SilvaEmbrapa Amazônia Ocidental, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Antônio Roberto Gomes de FariasCenter of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Marcus Eugênio Oliveira BriozoDepartment of Plant Science, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
Hamada AbdElgawadIntegrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Maruzanete Pereira de MeloDepartment of Agricultural Planning, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0110-8702

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Metarhizium anisopliae complex consists of 34 formally described phylogenetic species. Metarhizium anisopliae sensu lato has been used for decades in Brazil as a biological control agent for controlling spittlebugs in sugarcane plantations. We investigated the identities of the Metarhizium isolates used in mycoinsecticide formulations through multilocus phylogenetic analyses and morphological characterization for species delimitation. A well-supported clade containing only isolates from this study formed a sister group with species of M. anisopliae sensu stricto, which we described as a new taxon, M. mendonceae sp. nov. Isolates URM 8144 and URM 8145 are used in the formulation of various brands of biological insecticides; however, they have always been referred to as M. anisopliae. According to the antibiosis assay, all the isolates of this new species were able to colonize and kill Mahanarva spectabilis nymphs. Therefore, M. mendonceae has been used in the formulation of mycoinsecticides for several decades under the name M. anisopliae.

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Biological Control AgentsInsectaMetarhiziumPest Control, BiologicalAnimalsBrazilHemipteraPhylogenyBiological Control Agents

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PMID39928600
PMCPMC11809916

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