In this study, five morphological types of circulating hemocytes were recognized in thehemolymph of the adult sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Puton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae),namely prohemocytes, plasmatocytes, granulocytes, adipohemocytes, and oenocytoids. Theeffects of the secondary metabolites of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana oncellular immune defenses of Eurygaster integriceps were investigated. The results showed thatthe fungal secondary metabolites inhibited phagocytic activity of E. integriceps hemocytes andhampered nodule formation. A reduction of phenoloxidase activity was also observed. The datasuggest that B. bassiana produce secondary metabolites that disable several immune mechanismsallowing the fungus to overcome and then kill its host. This characteristic makes B. bassiana apromising model for biological control of insect pests such as E. integriceps.
Cellular immune reactions of the sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps, to the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana and its secondary metabolites / A., Zibaee; A. R., Bandani; R., Talaei Hassanlouei; Malagoli, Davide. - In: JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE. - ISSN 1536-2442. - ELETTRONICO. - 11:(2011), pp. 1-16. [10.1673/031.011.13801]
Cellular immune reactions of the sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps, to the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana and its secondary metabolites
MALAGOLI, Davide
2011
Abstract
In this study, five morphological types of circulating hemocytes were recognized in thehemolymph of the adult sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Puton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae),namely prohemocytes, plasmatocytes, granulocytes, adipohemocytes, and oenocytoids. Theeffects of the secondary metabolites of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana oncellular immune defenses of Eurygaster integriceps were investigated. The results showed thatthe fungal secondary metabolites inhibited phagocytic activity of E. integriceps hemocytes andhampered nodule formation. A reduction of phenoloxidase activity was also observed. The datasuggest that B. bassiana produce secondary metabolites that disable several immune mechanismsallowing the fungus to overcome and then kill its host. This characteristic makes B. bassiana apromising model for biological control of insect pests such as E. integriceps.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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