Functional Characterization of Core Regulatory Genes Involved in Sporulation of the Nematophagous Fungus Purpureocillium lavendulum.

The nematophagous fungus is a natural enemy of plant-parasitic nematodes, which cause severe economic losses in agriculture worldwide. The production of asexual spores (conidia) in is crucial for its biocontrol activity against nematodes. In this study, we characterized the core regulatory genes involved in conidiation of at the molecular level.