Pamella Pryscila de A B M de Lima, Jessica Fiorotti, Patrícia G Paulino, Amanda R da C Corval, Emily Mesquita, Thaís A Corrêa, Adriani da S C Lopes, Rafael José V de Oliveira, Huarrisson A Santos, Vânia R E P Bittencourt, Isabele da C Angelo, Patrícia S Golo
The current study examined the impact of ultraviolet (UV)-B radiation in Metarhizium pingshaense blastospores' photolyase expression and their virulence against Rhipicephalus microplus. Blastospores were exposed to UV under laboratory and field conditions. Ticks were treated topically with fungal suspension and exposed to UV-B in the laboratory for three consecutive days. The expression of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimmers (CPDs)-photolyase gene maphr1-2 in blastospores after UV exposure followed by white light exposure was accessed after 0, 8, 12, 24, 36, and 48 h...
September 11, 2023: Journal of Basic Microbiology