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Mining the untapped chemical potential of entomopathogenic fungi
• Given the immense fungal biodiversity (with an estimated 2.2 to 3.8 million species of fungi worldwide [1]) and broad range of fungal habitats, fungi are
one of the best sources of natural bioactive compounds, with huge industrial and medicinal potential.
• Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are fungi that infect and kill arthropods.
• EPF produce unique secondary metabolites and rapidly adjust their metabolic outputs in response to changes in environmental conditions. [2] These
metabolites are usually produced transiently, in low quantities or not at all under laboratory conditions.
• With the market for commercial EPF biopesticides growing considerably in recent years, EPF secondary metabolites present an understudied and
biotechnologically valuable opportunity for the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.
PROJECT AIM: Develop liquid culturing techniques of EPF to optimise metabolite production that facilitates structural elucidation and biological activity testing
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Polyphasic identification of causative pathogens responsible for foliar and pod diseases of African Yam Bean in Nigeria
African Yam Bean (AYB; Sphenostylis sternocarpa) is an underutilized tuberous legume indigenous to Africa. It serves as a security crop with promises of nutraceutical benefits1.
Fungal diseases are one of the major factors deterring farmers from large-scale cultivation and germplasm regeneration of AYB2.
The causal agent of these diseases are largely uncharacterized