Beauveria bassiana abaA (BbabaA) and brlA (BbbrlA) regulating genes involved in conidiation

Gene BbabaA and BbbrlA play an essential role in conidation, a determinant to the biocontrol potential of entomopathogenic fungi. The genome-wide exprssion analysis involved in fungal conidiation was analyzed by using high throughput sequencing (RNA-Seq). Our transcriptional profiles revealed that numerous differentially expressed genes (DEGs), of which involved in metabolism, cell transport and cell rescue, were significantly involved in deveopment of fungal conida. Total RNA obtained from ∆BbabaA and BbbrlA mutant strains were compared to that of wild type strain (WT) grown on SDA plates (Glucose 4%, Peptone 1%, and Yeast extract 1% plus 1.5% Agar).