A natural fungal infection of a sylvatic cockroach with Metarhizium blattodeae sp. nov., a member of the M. flavoviride species complex

Montalva, Cristian; Collier, Karin Ferretto Santos; Rocha, Luiz Fernando Nunes; Inglis, Peter Ward; Lopes, Rogério Biaggioni; Luz, Wolf Christian; Humber, Richard Alan

A natural fungal infection of a sylvatic cockroach with Metarhizium blattodeae sp. nov., a member of the M. flavoviride species complex

Data

2016

Autores

Montalva, Cristian

Collier, Karin Ferretto Santos

Rocha, Luiz Fernando Nunes

Inglis, Peter Ward

Lopes, Rogério Biaggioni

Luz, Wolf Christian

Humber, Richard Alan

Resumo

A wild, forest-dwelling cockroach from the subfamily Ectobiidae (order Blattodea) in a nature reserve in Cavalcante, in the state of Goiás, Brazil, was found to be infected by a new, genetically distinct species in the Metarhizium flavoviride species complex that we describe here as Metarhizium blattodeae. The status of this fungus as a new species is supported by both multigenic sequence comparisons and protein profiles generated by MALDI-TOF (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight) mass spectrometry. This is one of the first reports of a naturally occurring fungal pathogen affecting any sylvatic (forest-dwelling) cockroach from any part of the world. M. blattodeae caused up to 96 % mortality of Periplaneta americana nymphs (a serious peridomestic cockroach species) after 10 d.

Palavras-chave

Blattodea, Brazil, Clavicipitaceae, Entomopathogenic fungus, Goiás

Citação

MONTALVA, Cristian et al. A natural fungal infection of a sylvatic cockroach with Metarhizium blattodeae sp. nov., a member of the M. flavoviride species complex. Fungal Biology, Amsterdam, v. 120, n. 5, p. 655-665, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2016.03.004. Disponível em: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878614616300071?via%3Dihub. Acesso em: 29 abr.