Riboflavin induces Metarhizium spp. to produce conidia with elevated tolerance to UV-B, and upregulates photolyases, laccases and polyketide synthases genes.
R A Pereira-JuniorC Huarte-BonnetF R S PaixãoD W RobertsC LuzN PedriniÉverton Kort Kamp FernandesPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2018)
The enhanced UV-B tolerance of Metarhizium spp. conidia produced on Rb-enriched media may improve the effectiveness of these fungi in biological control programs.