De Wint Frederik C, Nicholson Soun, Koid Qian Qun, Zahra Shafia, Chestney-Claassen Georgia, Seelan Jaya Seelan Sathiya, Xie Jie, Xing Shuang, Fayle Tom M, Haelewaters Danny
Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Department of Ecology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
Sci Data. 2024 Dec 21;11(1):1418. doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-04103-4.
Pathogens significantly influence natural and agricultural ecosystems, playing a crucial role in the regulation of species populations and maintaining biodiversity. Entomopathogenic fungi (EF), particularly within the Hypocreales order, exemplify understudied pathogens that infect insects and other arthropods globally. Despite their ecological importance, comprehensive data on EF host specificity and geographical distribution are lacking. To address this, we present EntomoFun 1.0, an open-access database centralizing global records of EF-insect associations in Hypocreales. This database includes 1,791 records detailing EF species, insect host taxa, countries of occurrence, life stages of hosts, and information sources. EntomoFun 1.0 is constructed based on 600 literature sources, as well as herbarium specimens of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. This database is intended to test hypotheses, identify knowledge gaps, and stimulate future research. Contents of the EntomoFun 1.0 database are visualized with a global map, taxonomic chart, bipartite community network, and graphs.
病原体对自然生态系统和农业生态系统有着重大影响,在物种数量调控和生物多样性维持方面发挥着关键作用。昆虫病原真菌(EF),尤其是肉座菌目真菌,是全球范围内感染昆虫和其他节肢动物但研究较少的病原体的典型代表。尽管它们具有生态重要性,但关于EF宿主特异性和地理分布的全面数据却很缺乏。为了解决这一问题,我们推出了EntomoFun 1.0,这是一个开放获取的数据库,集中了肉座菌目EF与昆虫关联的全球记录。该数据库包含1791条记录,详细说明了EF物种、昆虫宿主分类群、发生国家、宿主的生活阶段以及信息来源。EntomoFun 1.0基于600个文献来源以及英国皇家植物园邱园的标本馆标本构建而成。该数据库旨在检验假设、识别知识空白并推动未来研究。EntomoFun 1.0数据库的内容通过全球地图、分类图表、二分群落网络和图表进行可视化展示。