A 1.488-Gb draft genome sequence was assembled for the fungus Massospora cicadina, an obligate parasite of periodical cicadas. The genome has experienced massive expansion via transposable elements (TEs), which account for 92% of the genome.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9584336 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mra.00367-22 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Histologic findings of infection in periodical cicadas ().
Vet Pathol
September 2023
Joint Pathology Center, Silver Spring, MD.
, an obligate fungal pathogen in the subphylum Entomophthoromycotina (Zoopagomycota), infects periodical cicadas ( spp.) during their adult emergence and modifies their sexual behavior to maximize fungal spore dissemination. In this study, 7 periodical cicadas from the Brood X emergence in 2021 infected by were histologically examined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn Improved 1.5-Gigabase Draft Assembly of Massospora cicadina (Zoopagomycota), an Obligate Fungal Parasite of 13- and 17-Year Cicadas.
Microbiol Resour Announc
October 2022
Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
A 1.488-Gb draft genome sequence was assembled for the fungus Massospora cicadina, an obligate parasite of periodical cicadas. The genome has experienced massive expansion via transposable elements (TEs), which account for 92% of the genome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetagenome-Assembled Genomes of Bacteria Associated with Massospora cicadina Fungal Plugs from Infected Brood VIII Periodical Cicadas.
Microbiol Resour Announc
October 2022
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.
We report six metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) associated with Massospora cicadina strain MCPNR19 (ARSEF 14555), an obligate entomopathogenic fungus of periodical cicadas. The MAGs include representatives of , Pseudomonas, , and one potential new species. Future research is needed to resolve the ecology of these MAGs and determine whether they represent symbionts or contaminants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPsychoactive plant- and mushroom-associated alkaloids from two behavior modifying cicada pathogens.
Fungal Ecol
October 2019
Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
Entomopathogenic fungi routinely kill their hosts before releasing infectious spores, but a few species keep insects alive while sporulating, which enhances dispersal. Transcriptomics- and metabolomics-based studies of entomopathogens with post-mortem dissemination from their parasitized hosts have unraveled infection processes and host responses. However, the mechanisms underlying active spore transmission by Entomophthoralean fungi in living insects remain elusive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA specialized fungal parasite (Massospora cicadina) hijacks the sexual signals of periodical cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada).
Sci Rep
January 2018
Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Male periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) infected with conidiospore-producing ("Stage I") infections of the entomopathogenic fungus Massospora cicadina exhibit precisely timed wing-flick signaling behavior normally seen only in sexually receptive female cicadas. Male wing-flicks attract copulation attempts from conspecific males in the chorus; close contact apparently spreads the infective conidiospores.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!