In this context, the United Nations defined in its 2030 agenda the objective of achieving food security and promoting sustainable agriculture. Thus, the use of nematophagous fungi in the control of pest is a very interesting and promising tool. Nematophagous fungi are natural predators of nematodes, being present in almost all taxonomic groups belonging to the Fungi kingdom. These fungi are versatile and produce a series of metabolites of biotechnological interest. On the other hand, for nematophagous fungi incorporation into an industrial production system, they must be thoroughly studied and in order to find the best formulation, the best fungal isolate, its predatory activity in the field on nematodes, among several other factors.
This Research Topic will address issues related to the biological control regarding nematophagous fungi use for controlling nematodes of importance in agriculture, animal and human health. The molecular study of the nematodes and nematophagous fungi, as well as of their interactions is fundamental to the improvement the biological control of nematodes pests. Moreover, nematophagous fungi produce biomolecules that have nematicidal action and could be the future of biopesticides in the world. The final aim is not to despise or replace chemical control, but rather to be able to present a new tool that can complement or even improve the control of these pests. Thus, we aim to help to enhance the current knowledge of this field.
Thus, this Research Topic aims to help to enhance the current knowledge on:
· advances in the nematophagous fungi use for controlling nematodes of importance in agriculture, animal and human health.
· use of biotechnology for elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of nematophagous fungi and nematodes, and genetics approaches in order to improve the efficacy of nematophagous fungi.
· biomolecules with nematicidal action produced by nematophagous fungi
· epigenetic factors of nematophagous fungi
· nematophagous fungi and relationship with microbial consortia (bacteria, mites, protozoa, edible mushrooms, etc)
· omic studies: genomic, metabolomic, proteomic, interactomic, peptidomic, etc, regarding nematophagous fungi
In this context, the United Nations defined in its 2030 agenda the objective of achieving food security and promoting sustainable agriculture. Thus, the use of nematophagous fungi in the control of pest is a very interesting and promising tool. Nematophagous fungi are natural predators of nematodes, being present in almost all taxonomic groups belonging to the Fungi kingdom. These fungi are versatile and produce a series of metabolites of biotechnological interest. On the other hand, for nematophagous fungi incorporation into an industrial production system, they must be thoroughly studied and in order to find the best formulation, the best fungal isolate, its predatory activity in the field on nematodes, among several other factors.
This Research Topic will address issues related to the biological control regarding nematophagous fungi use for controlling nematodes of importance in agriculture, animal and human health. The molecular study of the nematodes and nematophagous fungi, as well as of their interactions is fundamental to the improvement the biological control of nematodes pests. Moreover, nematophagous fungi produce biomolecules that have nematicidal action and could be the future of biopesticides in the world. The final aim is not to despise or replace chemical control, but rather to be able to present a new tool that can complement or even improve the control of these pests. Thus, we aim to help to enhance the current knowledge of this field.
Thus, this Research Topic aims to help to enhance the current knowledge on:
· advances in the nematophagous fungi use for controlling nematodes of importance in agriculture, animal and human health.
· use of biotechnology for elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of nematophagous fungi and nematodes, and genetics approaches in order to improve the efficacy of nematophagous fungi.
· biomolecules with nematicidal action produced by nematophagous fungi
· epigenetic factors of nematophagous fungi
· nematophagous fungi and relationship with microbial consortia (bacteria, mites, protozoa, edible mushrooms, etc)
· omic studies: genomic, metabolomic, proteomic, interactomic, peptidomic, etc, regarding nematophagous fungi