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- Metarhizium humberi is a newly identified species within the M. anisopliae complex, found through advanced genetic analysis using multiple molecular markers.
- First discovered in Goiás, Brazil in 2001, this fungus is common in Brazilian soils and has since been isolated from various insects in Brazil and Mexico.
- The species is named after Richard A. Humber and is notable for its potent insecticidal properties against key agricultural pests and disease vectors.
Article Abstract
A new species, Metarhizium humberi, from the M. anisopliae complex and sister lineage of the M. anisopliae s.str. in the PARB clade, including M. pingshaense, M. anisopliae, M. robertsii and M. brunneum, is described based on phylogenetic analyses [translation elongation factor 1-alpha (5'TEF and 3'TEF), RNA polymerase II largest subunit (RPB1a), RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2a) and β-tubulin (BTUB)]. Metarhizium humberi was first collected in 2001 in the Central Brazilian state of Goiás, later found to be a common fungus in soils in Brazil, and since then has also been isolated from coleopteran, hemipteran and lepidopteran insects in Brazil and Mexico. This new species, named in honor of Richard A. Humber, a well-known insect pathologist and taxonomist of entomopathogenic fungi, is characterized by a high insecticidal activity against different developmental stages of arthropod pests with importance in agriculture and vectors of diseases to human and animals.
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