Beauveria bassiana Glc8 (BbGlc8) regulating genes involved in conidiation

Gene BbGlc8 playes 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 ∆BbGlc8 disruption mutant 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).