02500naa a2200301 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400250007410000150009924502310011426000090034550007240035452007610107865300250183965300140186465300260187865300360190465300260194065300200196670000140198670000230200070000170202370000230204070000170206370000140208077301040209410650462025-04-09       2025    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a1526-49987 a10.1002/ps.86312DOI1 aOBERTI, H.  aNovel genomic features in entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana ILB308baccessory genomic regions and putative virulence genes involved in the infection process of soybean pest Piezodorus guildinii.h[electronic resource]  c2025  aArticle history: Received 1 July 2024, Revised 12 December 2024, Published online 11 January 2025. -- Correspondence to: E. Abreo or H. Oberti, Laboratorio de Bioproducción, Bioinsumos, INIA Las Brujas, Canelones, Uruguay, E-mail: eabreo@inia.org.uy (Abreo); E-mail: hoberti@inia.org.uy (Oberti). -- Research funding: Programa de Desarrollo de las Ciencias Básicas (PEDECIBA), Uruguay;Instituto Nacional de Investigacion Agropecuaria (INIA), Uruguay. Grant Number: SA-47; Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII), Uruguay. Grant Number: FMV_1_2021_1_169591; Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica (CSIC), Uruguay. -- Supporting information may be found in the online version of this article.  aABSTRACT.- BACKGROUND. Biological control methods involving entomopathogenic fungi like Beauveria bassiana have been shown to be a valuable approach in integrated pest management as an environmentally friendly alternative to control pests and pathogens. Identifying genetic determinants of pathogenicity in B. bassiana is instrumental for enhancing its virulence against insects like the resistant soybean pest Piezodorus guildinii. This study focused on comparative genomics of different B. bassiana strains and gene expression analyses to identify virulence genes in the hypervirulent strain ILB308, especially in response to infection of P. guildinii and growth on hydrocarbon HC15, a known virulence enhancer. © 2025 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)  aComparative genomics  aEffectors  aPathogenicity factors  aPLATAFORMA DE BIOINSUMOS - INIA  aStrain-specific genes  aTranscriptomics1 aSESSA, L.1 aOLIVEIRA-RIZZO, C.1 aDI PAOLO, A.1 aSANCHEZ-VALLET, A.1 aSEIDL, M. F.1 aABREO, E.  tPest Management Science, 2025, Volume 81, Issue 4, Pages 2323-2336. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8631