Action on the Surface: Entomopathogenic Fungi versus the Insect Cuticle

Genetics of Cordyceps and related fungi

(2013) Peng Zheng et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Corpse Management in Social Insects

(2013) Qian Sun et al.   International Journal of Biological Sciences

Altered Immunity in Crowded Locust Reduced Fungal (Metarhizium anisopliae) Pathogenesis

(2013) Yundan Wang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Targeting of insect epicuticular lipids by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana: hydrocarbon oxidation within the context of a host-pathogen interaction

(2013) Nicolás Pedrini et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The relationship between conidial dose, moulting and insect developmental stage on the susceptibility of cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii, to conidia of Lecanicillium attenuatum, an entomopathogenic fungus

(2012) Jeong Jun Kim et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ants Disinfect Fungus-Exposed Brood by Oral Uptake and Spread of Their Poison

(2012) Simon Tragust et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Do western boxelder bugs sunbathe for sanitation? Inferences from in vitro experiments

(2012) Joseph J. Schwarz et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Catalases play differentiated roles in the adaptation of a fungal entomopathogen to environmental stresses

(2012) Zheng-Liang Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Resistant ticks inhibit Metarhizium infection prior to haemocoel invasion by reducing fungal viability on the cuticle surface

(2012) Dana Ment et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Detection and characterization of bacterial symbionts in the Heteropteran,Blissus insularis

(2012) Drion G. Boucias et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

CYP52X1, Representing New Cytochrome P450 Subfamily, Displays Fatty Acid Hydroxylase Activity and Contributes to Virulence and Growth on Insect Cuticular Substrates in Entomopathogenic FungusBeauveria bassiana

(2012) Shizhu Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Imidacloprid Inhibits Behavioral Defences of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus (Hymenoptera:Formicidae)

(2012) Jefferson P. Galvanho et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR

Composition and antimicrobial activity of fatty acids detected in the hygroscopic secretion collected from the secretory setae of larvae of the biting midge Forcipomyia nigra (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

(2012) Aleksandra Urbanek et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Transformation and attachment of Beauveria bassiana conidia on the cuticle of Tribolium confusum and Sitophilus oryzae in conjunction with diatomaceous earth

(2012) V. K. Stephou et al.   JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE

Pyrokinin β-Neuropeptide Affects Necrophoretic Behavior in Fire Ants (S. invicta), and Expression of β-NP in a Mycoinsecticide Increases Its Virulence

(2012) Yanhua Fan et al.   PLoS One

Odor Aversion and Pathogen-Removal Efficiency in Grooming Behavior of the Termite Coptotermes formosanus

(2012) Aya Yanagawa et al.   PLoS One

Genomic perspectives on the evolution of fungal entomopathogenicity in Beauveria bassiana

(2012) Guohua Xiao et al.   Scientific Reports

Preliminary In Vitro Insights into the Use of Natural Fungal Pathogens of Leaf-cutting Ants as Biocontrol Agents

(2011) Patricia Folgarait et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular antifungal defenses in subterranean termites: RNA interference reveals in vivo roles of termicins and GNBPs against a naturally encountered pathogen

(2011) Casey Hamilton et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Arthropod symbioses: a neglected parameter in pest- and disease-control programmes

(2011) Renate Zindel et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Secondary Metabolites Released by The Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides: Chemical Analyses and Possible Ecological Functions

(2011) Thomas Degenkolb et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Subterranean termite prophylactic secretions and external antifungal defenses

(2011) Casey Hamilton et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Two hydrophobins are involved in fungal spore coat rodlet layer assembly and each play distinct roles in surface interactions, development and pathogenesis in the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana

(2011) Shizhu Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The combination of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae with the insecticide Imidacloprid increases virulence against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

(2011) Adriano R Paula et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Genome sequence of the insect pathogenic fungus Cordyceps militaris, a valued traditional chinese medicine

(2011) Peng Zheng et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Cuticular lipids of insects as potential biofungicides: methods of lipid composition analysis

(2010) Marek Gołębiowski et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

The entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae can modulate the secretion of lipolytic enzymes in response to different substrates including components of arthropod cuticle

(2010) Walter O. Beys da silva et al.   Fungal Biology

Apparent Synergy Among Defense Mechanisms in Subterranean Termites (Rhinotermitidae) Against Epizootic Events: Limits and Potential for Biological Control

(2010) Thomas Chouvenc et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of a suite of cytochrome P450 enzymes implicated in insect hydrocarbon degradation in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2010) N. Pedrini et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Coevolution between pathogen-derived proteinases and proteinase inhibitors of host insects

(2010) Andreas Vilcinskas   Virulence

Toxicity of spinosad andBeauveria bassianato the black cutworm, and the additivity of subletal doses

(2009) M.-E. Gosselin et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Directed evolution of a filamentous fungus for thermotolerance

(2009) Eudes de Crecy et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Volatile secretions and epicuticular hydrocarbons of the beetle Ulomoides dermestoides

(2009) M. Luciana Villaverde et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Insect cuticular sclerotization: A review

(2009) Svend Olav Andersen   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Role of Antennae in Removing Entomopathogenic Fungi from Cuticle of the Termite,Coptotermes formosanus

(2009) Aya Yanagawa et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE

Expressing a fusion protein with protease and chitinase activities increases the virulence of the insect pathogen Beauveria bassiana

(2009) Weiguo Fang et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Lectin mapping reveals stage-specific display of surface carbohydrates in in vitro and haemolymph-derived cells of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2009) A. Wanchoo et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Targeting an antimicrobial effector function in insect immunity as a pest control strategy

(2009) M. S. Bulmer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Photostabilization of Beauveria bassiana conidia using anionic dyes

(2008) E COHEN et al.   APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE

Combining vegetable oil and sub-lethal concentrations of Imidacloprid withBeauveria bassianaandMetarhizium anisopliaeagainst adult guava weevilConotrachelus psidii(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

(2008) Eliane Souza Brito et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A cuticle-degrading protease (CDEP-1) ofBeauveria bassianaenhances virulence

(2008) Yong-Jun Zhang et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Protected by Fumigants: Beetle Perfumes in Antimicrobial Defense

(2008) Jürgen Gross et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Defense mechanism of the termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, to entomopathogenic fungi

(2007) Aya Yanagawa et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Volatile organic compounds released by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2006) R. Crespo et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH