Cloning, Expression and Characterization of Spore Wall Protein 5 (SWP5) of Indian Isolate NIK-1S of Nosema bombycis.

SWPs are the major virulence component of microsporidian spores. In microsporidia, SWPs can be found either in exospore or endospore to serve as a putative virulence factor for host cell invasion. SWP5 is a vital protein that involves in exospore localization and supports the structural integrity of the spore wall and this action potentially modulates the course of infection in N.

Isolation and Molecular Identification of Microsporidian Pathogen Causing Nosemosis in Muga Silkworm, Helfer (Lepidoptera: ).

Microsporidia are intracellular fungal parasites and they are the most common pathogens for sericulture. Microsporidian sp. can cause pebrine, a dreadful disease and lead to destructive disorder in Muga silkworm, Helfer by vertical and horizontal transmission.

Development and comparison of real-time and conventional PCR tools targeting β-tubulin gene for detection of infection in silkworms.

Microsporidiosis (Pebrine) caused by the microsporidian parasite is one of the important devastating disease which affect the silk production leading to an unprofitable harvest. Till date ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene was used as a target for detection of microsporidian species. In this study, we describe conventional and SYBR green based real-time PCR techniques alternatively targeting β-tubulin gene for quantitative detection of microsporidia infecting both the mulberry and non-mulberry silkworms.

Molecular characterization of methionine aminopeptidase 2 () gene and evaluation of anti-microsporidian activity of Fumagilin-B in silkworm .

is a spore-forming parasite causing microsporidiosis in silkworm . Methionine aminopeptidase 2 (), an essential gene of , is a target for the anti-microsporidian drug Fumagillin, an antibiotic derived from . In this study, a 1077 bp full-length cDNA of the gene of was cloned and characterized.

Genome-wide identification, characterization of sugar transporter genes in the silkworm Bombyx mori and role in Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) infection.

Sugar transporters play an essential role in controlling carbohydrate transport and are responsible for mediating the movement of sugars into cells. These genes exist as large multigene families within the insect genome. In insects, sugar transporters not only have a role in sugar transport, but may also act as receptors for virus entry.