A quantitative real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay was utilized to quantify the expression of ElHDO in the fungus Exophiala lecanii-corni during the biodegradation of ethylbenzene and other volatile organic pollutants. The assay was applied to measure the impact of pollutant mixtures on ElHDO expression relative to that of a housekeeping gene (18S rRNA). Th...

Exposure to bioaerosols containing fungi and bacteria may cause various deleterious respiratory health effects. Fungi and bacteria are commercially produced and applied to the environment as microbiological pest control agents (MPCAs). Attention has been drawn towards the exposure and health risks due to the use of commercially important MPCAs. As part of a risk evaluation this paper intends to...

Early and late leaf spots caused by Cercospora arachidicola Phaeoisariopsis personata respectively, are the most widespread peanut fungal diseases in West Africa. These lead to notable crop losses rural area. In recent decades, chemical fungicides used fight against losses, but these substances cause big damages environment including animals human beings. Thus, biological control is encouraged ...

Abstract Background The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is one of the most damaging pests crops grown in open field and under protected conditions. Owing to indiscriminate use insecticides, whitefly has developed resistance against various insecticides belonging different chemical groups. Use microbial biopesticides (entomopathogenic fungi) can be an effective alterna...

In the present study, a total of 17 indigenous entomopathogenic fungal (EPF) isolates (Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. – 14, Clonostachys rosea (Link) Schroers 2, Isaria farinosa (Holmsk.) Fr. 1) obtained from soil samples collected Antalya province (southwestern part Turkey) and three commercial EPF products [i.e. Priority® (Paecilomyces fumosoroseus), Nibortem® (Verticillium lecanii) Nostal...