The biochemical interaction between fungal pathogens and their insect host epicuticle was
studied by examining fungal hydrocarbon degrading ability. As a contact insecticide …

Kissing bugs have long served as models to study many aspects of insect physiology. They
also serve as vectors for the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi that causes Chagas disease in …

Background Triatoma infestans-mediated transmission of Tripanosoma cruzi, the causative
agent of Chagas disease, remains as a major health issue in southern South America. Key …

The composition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) released by the entomopathogenic
fungus Beauveria bassiana (Hyphomycete: Deuteromycotina) utilizing two different carbon …

Fatty acid synthase is a multifunctional enzyme involved in the formation of fatty acids.
Despite the role of fatty acids in cell signalling and energy metabolism, and as precursors to …

Background Current Chagas disease vector control strategies, based on chemical
insecticide spraying, are growingly threatened by the emergence of pyrethroid-resistant …

The effect of alkane-growth induction of theentomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana
(Balsamo) Vuillemin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes), on the ability to kill the beanweevil …

Entomopathogenic fungi mostly attack their insect hosts by penetration through the cuticle.
The outermost insect surface is covered by a lipid-rich layer, usually composed of very long …

Background Chagas disease is a key health problem in Latin America and is caused and
transmitted by Trypanosoma cruzi and triatomine bugs, respectively. Control of triatomines …

A native strain of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bb-C001) was isolated
from a naturally infected Triatoma infestans, Klug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) adult cadaver in …