title: Phylogenetic structure and habitat associations of Beauveria species isolated from soils in Slovakia.
abstract: The phylogenetic structure of 109 soil-borne entomopathogenic Beauveria isolates acquired using the Galleria mellonella bait method from different habitat types in Slovakia was determined by sequence analysis of their ITS and Bloc loci. Three Beauveria species were identified; Beauveria bassiana, B. pseudobassiana and B. brongniartii, represented by 51.4%, 43.1% and 5.5% of acquired isolates, respectively, which were resolved into 15, 1 and 1 distinguishable haplotypes. Correlation analysis with the habitat type and individual habitat characteristics showed strong preferences of the most prevalent haplotypes for agricultural (B. bassiana A1) and forest habitats (B. pseudobassiana) which has possible implications for conservative biocontrol strategies.
authors.affiliation: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia. Electronic address: juraj.medo@uniag.sk.
authors.forename: Juraj
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Medo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Akademická 2, 950 07 Nitra, Slovakia; Institute of Forest Ecology, Arboretum Mlynany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vieska nad Zitavou 178, 951 52 Slepcany, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michalko
authors.affiliation: Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Janka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Medová
authors.affiliation: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Ľudovít
authors.initials: Ľ
authors.lastname: Cagáň
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D052982:Beauveria / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D018154:Slovakia; D012988:Soil Microbiology
keywords: Beauveria spp.; Entomopathogenic fungi; Habitat preference; Phylogenetic structure