Cell walls are involved in manifold aspects of fungi maintenance. For several fungi, chitin
synthesis, degradation and recycling are essential processes required for cell wall
biogenesis; notably, the activity of β-N-acetylglucosaminidases (NAGases) must be present
for chitin utilization. For entomopathogenic fungi, such as Metarhizium anisopliae, chitin
degradation is also used to breach the host cuticle during infection. In view of the putative
role of NAGases as virulence factors, this study explored the transcriptional profile and …