PCR-RFLP analysis of chitinase genes enables efficient genotyping of Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae.

A new genotyping tool has been developed and evaluated for Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae. The tool is based on Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of three chitinase genes that are functionally linked to insect-pathogenicity of this fungus.

An optimized microsatellite marker set for detection of Metarhizium anisopliae genotype diversity on field and regional scales.

Thirty-three Metarhizium anisopliae isolates sampled across Switzerland as well as 35 and 36 M. anisopliae isolates sampled from two field sites were assembled in three isolate collections. All isolates were analyzed using 27 newly developed and 14 previously published microsatellite markers.

The expression of the t-SNARE AtSNAP33 is induced by pathogens and mechanical stimulation.

The fusion of vesicles in the secretory pathway involves the interaction of t-soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (t-SNAREs) on the target membrane and v-SNAREs on the vesicle membrane. AtSNAP33 is an Arabidopsis homolog of the neuronal t-SNARE SNAP-25 involved in exocytosis and is localized at the cell plate and at the plasma membrane. In this paper, the expression of AtSNAP33 was analyzed after different biotic and abiotic stresses.