An Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system for the entomopathogenic fungus N. rileyi was established.
N. rileyi blastospores have a higher transformation efficiency compared with pre-cultured conidia.
DsRed2 was used as a visible marker to readily detect transformants by fluorescence microscopy.
The transformation protocol can be used to genetically manipulate N. rileyi and potentially other similar fungal pathogens.