Research Article

Use of Metarhizium anisopliae Chitinase Genes for Genotyping and Virulence Characterization

Table 1

List of Metarhizium anisopliae isolates investigated for their chitinase gene; ARSEF 7524, M34412, E6, and ARSEF 324 are out-groups from GenBank.

SpeciesIsolatesLocality (country)Origin

M. anisopliae isolates from icipe ICIPE 7Rusinga Island (Kenya)Amblyomma variegatum
ICIPE 20Migori-KenyaSoil
ICIPE 30Kendu Bay (Kenya)Busseola fusca
ICIPE 41Migori (Kenya)Soil
ICIPE 62Matete (DRC)Soil
ICIPE 63Matete (DRC)Soil
ICIPE 69Matete (DRC)Soil
ICIPE 78Ungoye (Kenya)Temnoschoita nigroplagiata

M. anisopliae out-groupARSEF 7524SwitzerlandLarva, Agriotes sp. Coleoptera
M34412IndiaSoil
E6BrazilDeois flavopicta
IMI330189NigerOrnithacris cavroisi
ARSEF 324Queensland, AustraliaAcrididae