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      Microbial and viral chitinases: Attractive biopesticides for integrated pest management.

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          Abstract

          The negative impact of the massive use of synthetic pesticides on the environment and on human health has stimulated the search for environment-friendly practices for controlling plant diseases and pests. Among them, biocontrol, which relies on using beneficial organisms or their products (bioactive molecules and/or hydrolytic enzymes), holds the greatest promise and is considered a pillar of integrated pest management. Chitinases are particularly attractive to this purpose since they have fungicidal, insecticidal, and nematicidal activities. Here, current knowledge on the biopesticidal action of microbial and viral chitinases is reviewed, together with a critical analysis of their future development as biopesticides.

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          Journal
          Biotechnol. Adv.
          Biotechnology advances
          Elsevier BV
          1873-1899
          0734-9750
          January 7 2018
          : 36
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via JH Dunant 3, Varese 21100, Italy; The Protein Factory Research Center, Politecnico di Milano and University of Insubria, via L Mancinelli 7, Milan 20131, Italy. Electronic address: f.berini@uninsubria.it.
          [2 ] MIGAL - Galilee Research Institute, Southern Industrial Zone, Tarshish st, Kiryat Shmona 11016, Israel. Electronic address: chenk@migal.org.il.
          [3 ] MIGAL - Galilee Research Institute, Southern Industrial Zone, Tarshish st, Kiryat Shmona 11016, Israel. Electronic address: nadyg@migal.org.il.
          [4 ] Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, via G Celoria 26, Milan 20133, Italy. Electronic address: morena.casartelli@unimi.it.
          [5 ] Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via JH Dunant 3, Varese 21100, Italy. Electronic address: gianluca.tettamanti@uninsubria.it.
          [6 ] Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via JH Dunant 3, Varese 21100, Italy; The Protein Factory Research Center, Politecnico di Milano and University of Insubria, via L Mancinelli 7, Milan 20131, Italy. Electronic address: flavia.marinelli@uninsubria.it.
          Article
          S0734-9750(18)30002-8
          10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.01.002
          29305895
          d4f9c72c-26d3-4ec9-a238-b61d1852ff08
          History

          Integrated pest management,Metagenomics,Nematicide,Protein production,Biological control,Biopesticide,Chitin,Chitinase,Fungicide,Insecticide

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