Grapevine response to Beauveria bassiana treatment

Fungal entomopathogens like Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) are known as antagonist of insects with multiple functional and ecological roles and have attracted increased attention as biocontrol agents in integrated pest management programs. A microarray analysis was performed to work out fundamental aspects of genes involved in the interaction between grapevine and the endophytic fungus B. bassiana. The results indicate an up-regulation of diverse defense-related genes in grapevine as a response to a treatment with B. bassiana Twelve samples were analysed. Three replicates each were included for each treatment (24 hour and 168 hour after B. bassiana treatment), resulting in six samples. Three control replicates were included for each treatment (24 hour and 168 hour after control treatment), resulting in a further six samples.