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Entomopathogenic fungi biomass production and extracellular biosynthesis of sil...
Santos, Tárcio S.; Passos, Eliana M. dos; Seabra, Matheus G. de Jesus; Souto, Eliana B.; Severino, Patrícia; Mendonça, Marcelo da CostaEntomopathogenic fungi are microbial agents of insect control in nature. They have been used as biologic strategies to manage insect invasion; however, the challenge is to maintain their shelf life and viability when exposed to high temperatures, ultraviolet radiation, and humidity. Synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from fungal extracellular enzymes are an alternative using these microorganisms to obtain...
Scientific-technological analysis and biological aspects of entomopathogenic fu...
Aragão, Tarcisio M. S.; Santos, João V. F. C. dos; Santos, Tárcio S.; Souto, Eliana B.; Severino, Patrícia; Jain, Sona; Mendonça, Marcelo da CostaEntomopathogenic fungus belonging to the genus Aschersonia [Sordariomycetes: Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae] is known for its high virulence against Aleyrodidae and Coccoidea. Its first use as a biological control agent date back to 1921 in Florida, when it was reported to be active against citrus whiteflies. Despite its recognized effectiveness, after a century no formulations based on Aschersonia are available ...
Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles mediated by entomopathogenic fungi: antimi...
Santos, Tárcio S.; Silva, Tarcisio M.; Cardoso, Juliana C.; Albuquerque-Júnior, Ricardo L. C. de; Zielinska, Aleksandra; Souto, Eliana B.Silver nanoparticles are widely used in the biomedical and agri-food fields due to their versatility. The use of biological methods for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles has increased considerably due to their feasibility and high biocompatibility. In general, microorganisms have been widely explored for the production of silver nanoparticles for several applications. The objective of this work was to evalu...