chi3 Gene Encodes a Chitinase, CHIT30: An Attempt To Locate chi3 in Entomopathogenic Fungi
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Entomopathogenic fungi are naturally occurring pathogens of some insects that produce enzymes capable of penetrating into an insect’s cuticle. Chitinases are thought to be responsible for entomopathogenic fungi’s ability to degrade cuticle. Primers were designed for the chi3 gene which encodes a chitinase CHIT30, from the mRNA transcript present in Metarhizium anisopliae. These primers were unable to amplify the gene in Beauveria bassiana, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus and Paecilomyces farinosus.
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