Project description:B. bassiana regulates transcriptional adaptation to host hemocoel, which is a determinant to the biocontrol potential of fungal entomopathogens. The global transcriptome related to fungal development in host was analyzed by using high throughput sequencing (RNA-Seq). Our transcriptional profiles revealed that majority of fungal genes are involved in fungal growth in host environmental, and are associated with various cellular processes.
Project description:This research highlights the importance of combining genomics and metabolomics to advance our understanding of the chemical diversity underpinning fungal signaling and communication.
Project description:To determine how the fungal sterol homeostasis pathway contributes to the fungal pH response. To do so, we compared the transcriptomes of the sre1∆ mutant strain to that of the WT H99 strain in acidic (pH 4) and alkaline (pH 8) conditions.