Table 1.
Current state of knowledge of the expression of synthetase genes involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites by Beauveria bassiana within insects.
| Gene Detected (Protein encoded, Family’s Acronym 1) | Insect Host | Technique Used [Reference] |
|---|---|---|
| BbbeaS (beauvericin synthetase, NRPS) | Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) | qPCR [36,37] |
| BbbeaS (beauvericin synthetase, NRPS) | Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) | qPCR [29] |
| BbbslS (bassianolide synthetase, NRPS) | Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) | qPCR [36,37] |
| BbbslS (bassianolide synthetase, NRPS) | Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) | qPCR [29] |
| BbtenS (tenellin synthetase, NRPS) | Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) | qPCR [36,37] |
| BbtenS (tenellin synthetase, NRPS) | Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) | qPCR [29] |
| BbopS1 (oosporein synthetase, PKS) | Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) | qPCR [26] |
| BBA_08222 (putative beauverolide synthetase, NRPS) | Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) | qPCR [29] |
| BBA_07611 (not detailed, NRPS) | Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) | qPCR [29] |
| BBA_07611 (not detailed, NRPS) | Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) | RNA-seq [35] |
1 NRPS, nonribosomal peptide synthetase; PKS, polyketide synthetase.