Entomopathogenic fungi
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Insect Pathogenic Fungi: Genomics, Molecular Interactions, and Genetic Improvements Open
Entomopathogenic fungi play a pivotal role in the regulation of insect populations in nature, and representative species have been developed as promising environmentally friendly mycoinsecticides. Recent advances in the genome biology of i…
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Fungal Endophytes: Beyond Herbivore Management Open
The incorporation of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents into Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs without doubt, has been highly effective. The ability of these fungal pathogens such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anis…
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Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi: A Valuable Biological Control Tool against Plant Pests Open
Among the non-chemical insect control methods, biological control is one of the most effective human and environmentally friendly alternatives. One of the main biological control methods is the application of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF). …
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Mode of Infection of Metarhizium spp. Fungus and Their Potential as Biological Control Agents Open
Chemical insecticides have been commonly used to control agricultural pests, termites, and biological vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks. However, the harmful impacts of toxic chemical insecticides on the environment, the development of …
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Tenebrionid secretions and a fungal benzoquinone oxidoreductase form competing components of an arms race between a host and pathogen Open
Significance Although entomopathogenic fungi and their invertebrate hosts share a >300 million year co-evolutionary history, little is known concerning the biochemical and genetic basis of insect defensive tactics and the countermeasures e…
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Journey of enzymes in entomopathogenic fungi Open
Entomopathogenic fungi are well-known biological control agents of insects that have broadly replaced the chemicals used in biopesticides for agricultural purposes. The pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi depends on the ability of its …
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A review on the use of entomopathogenic fungi in the management of insect pests of field crops Open
Insect pest management has been dominated by the use of synthetic pesticides since its discovery. This has continued for decades until the publication of Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent spring’ in 1962, which awaken the world on dangers pose by th…
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Meta‐analysis of the role of entomopathogenic and unspecialized fungal endophytes as plant bodyguards Open
Summary Herbaceous plants harbour species‐rich communities of asymptomatic endophytic fungi. Although some of these endophytes are entomopathogenic, many are not, and remarkably little is known about how the presence of these fungi in plan…
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Classification and infection mechanism of entomopathogenic fungi Open
Entomopathogenic fungi are important biological control agents throughout the world, have been the subject of intensive research for more than 100 years, and can occur at epizootic or enzootic levels in their host populations. Their mode o…
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Secondary metabolites from hypocrealean entomopathogenic fungi: novel bioactive compounds Open
Hypocrealean entomopathogenic fungi produce a large variety of secondary metabolites with diverse ecological roles. These compounds serve as nutraceuticals and traditional remedies, and as drug leads for the modern pharmaceutical industry.
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Key role of environmental competence in successful use of entomopathogenic fungi in microbial pest control Open
One of the main negative effects of climate change on biological pest control is alteration of relationships between insect pests and their natural enemies (both entomophagous and entomopathogenic). Indeed, environmental conditions can hav…
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Filamentous fungi in biological control: current status and future perspectives Open
Agriculture is the largest economic sector in the world. The awareness of the current environmental degradation caused by conventional farming practices has allowed the use of entomopathogenic fungi as a biological control technique to bec…
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Entomopathogenic fungi and their relevance in sustainable agriculture: A review Open
The use of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) like Beauveria, Metarhizium, Lecanicillium, and Isaria is upsurging in recent years for the management of crop insect pests. EPF are considered better than synthetic insecticides as they are safe for…
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A life-and-death struggle: interaction of insects with entomopathogenic fungi across various infection stages Open
Insects constitute approximately 75% of the world’s recognized fauna, with the majority of species considered as pests. Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are parasitic microorganisms capable of efficiently infecting insects, rendering them pote…
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General Limitations to Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi Use as Plant Growth Promoters, Pests and Pathogens Biocontrol Agents Open
The multiple roles of fungal entomopathogens in host plants’ growth promotion, pest and pathogen management have drawn huge attention for investigation. Endophytic species are known to influence various activities of their associated host …
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Entomopathogenic Fungi: Interactions and Applications Open
Entomopathogenic fungi are a special group of soil-dwelling microorganisms that infects and kills insects and other arthropods through cuticle penetration. They are currently used as biocontrol agents against insect plant pests and play a …
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Non-Entomopathogenic Roles of Entomopathogenic Fungi in Promoting Plant Health and Growth Open
Multiple genera of hypocrealean fungi infect and kill a wide variety of arthropod pests. Several formulations based on these soilborne fungi are commercially available as biopesticides for controlling urban, garden, greenhouse, and agricul…
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The Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana Shows Its Toxic Side within Insects: Expression of Genes Encoding Secondary Metabolites during Pathogenesis Open
Entomopathogenic fungi are extensively used for the control of insect pests worldwide. Among them, Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) produce a plethora of toxic secondary metabolites that either facilitate fungal invasion or act…
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Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Mediated by Entomopathogenic Fungi: Antimicrobial Resistance, Nanopesticides, and Toxicity Open
Silver nanoparticles are widely used in the biomedical and agri-food fields due to their versatility. The use of biological methods for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles has increased considerably due to their feasibility and high bioc…
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Combined Field Inoculations of Pseudomonas Bacteria, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, and Entomopathogenic Nematodes and their Effects on Wheat Performance Open
In agricultural ecosystems, pest insects, pathogens, and reduced soil fertility pose major challenges to crop productivity and are responsible for significant yield losses worldwide. Management of belowground pests and diseases remains par…
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Endophytism of Lecanicillium and Akanthomyces Open
The rise of the holobiont concept confers a prominent importance to the endophytic associates of plants, particularly to species known to be able to exert a mutualistic role as defensive or growth-promoting agents. The finding that many en…
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Effects of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae on the Mortality and Immune Response of Locusta migratoria Open
Entomopathogenic fungi are the key regulators of insect populations and some of them are important biological agents used in integrated pest management strategies. Compared with their ability to become resistant to insecticides, insect pes…
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Entomopathogenic fungi in Portuguese vineyards soils: suggesting a ‘Galleria-Tenebrio-bait method’ as bait-insects Galleria and Tenebrio significantly underestimate the respective recoveries of Metarhizium (robertsii) and Beauveria (bassiana) Open
Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are the natural enemies of insect-pests. However, EPF recoveries can be influenced by the soil habitat-type(s) incorporated and/or the bait-insect(s) used. Galleriamellonella (GM) as bait-insect, i.e. ‘ Galleri…
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Entomopathogenic Fungi for Pests and Predators Control in Beekeeping Open
The emergence of resistance to chemical drugs in beekeeping is becoming a phenomenon of widespread concern. One promising alternative to the use of chemicals is entomopathogenic organisms that are environmentally friendly and are capable o…
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The Chemical Ecology Approach to Reveal Fungal Metabolites for Arthropod Pest Management Open
Biorational insecticides (for instance, avermectins, spinosins, azadirachtin, and afidopyropen) of natural origin are increasingly being used in agriculture. The review considers the chemical ecology approach for the search for new compoun…
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Fungi of entomopathogenic potential in Chytridiomycota and Blastocladiomycota, and in fungal allies of the Oomycota and Microsporidia Open
The relationship between entomopathogenic fungi and their insect hosts is a classic example of the co-evolutionary arms race between pathogen and target host. The present review describes the entomopathogenic potential of Chytridiomycota a…
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Secondary metabolites from hypocrealean entomopathogenic fungi: genomics as a tool to elucidate the encoded parvome Open
Whole genome sequencing allows the cataloguing of the parvome (secondary metabolome) of hypocrealean entomopathogenic fungi, uncovering biosynthetic gene clusters for known and novel bioactive compounds with ecological and pharmaceutical s…
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BIOACTIVE METABOLITES OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI Beauveria bassiana Open
Beauveria bassiana is a fungus which causes disease in insects.Currently it is used as an insecticide to control pest populations.Fungi are known to produce a vast array of secondary metabolites that are important for biotechnological appl…
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Impact of Entomopathogenic Fungi on the Growth, Development, and Health of Cabbage Growing under Water Stress Open
Entomopathogenic fungi such as Beauveria bassiana, Isaria fumosorosea, and Metarhizium brunneum are commonly used in the form of biopesticides to manage various arthropod pests.These fungi also form endophytic and mycorrhiza-like relations…
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Biotransformations of Flavones and an Isoflavone (Daidzein) in Cultures of Entomopathogenic Filamentous Fungi Open
Entomopathogenic filamentous fungi of the genus Isaria are effective biocatalysts in the biotransformation of flavonoids as well as steroids. In the present study, the species Isaria fumosorosea and Isaria farinosa isolated from the enviro…