Biology and applications of endophytic insect-pathogenic fungi

Horizontal gene transfer allowed the emergence of broad host range entomopathogens

(2019) Qiangqiang Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An endophytic Beauveria bassiana strain increases spike production in bread and durum wheat plants and effectively controls cotton leafworm ( Spodoptera littoralis ) larvae

(2018) Antonio R. Sánchez-Rodríguez et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Can we use entomopathogenic fungi as endophytes for dual biological control of insect pests and plant pathogens?

(2018) Lara R. Jaber et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Novel resources of Taxol from endophytic and entomopathogenic fungi: Isolation, characterization and LC-Triple mass spectrometric quantification

(2018) Nagwa Abo EL-Maali et al.   TALANTA

Laboulbeniales hyperparasites (Fungi, Ascomycota) of bat flies: Independent origins and host associations

(2018) Danny Haelewaters et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Metarhizium robertsii produces indole-3-acetic acid, which promotes root growth in Arabidopsis and enhances virulence to insects

(2017) Xinggang Liao et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Redefining the dose of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum (Ascomycota, Hypocreales) to increase Fe bioavailability and promote plant growth in calcareous and sandy soils

(2017) Silvia Raya–Díaz et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Regulatory cascade and biological activity ofBeauveria bassianaoosporein that limits bacterial growth after host death

(2017) Yanhua Fan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Carbon translocation from a plant to an insect-pathogenic endophytic fungus

(2017) Scott W. Behie et al.   Nature Communications

Genes involved in virulence of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2016) Claudio A. Valero-Jiménez et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

The production and uses of Beauveria bassiana as a microbial insecticide

(2016) Gabriel Moura Mascarin et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Taxol Produced from Endophytic Fungi Induces Apoptosis in Human Breast, Cervical and Ovarian Cancer Cells

(2015) Xin Wang et al.   Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Plant tissue localization of the endophytic insect pathogenic fungi Metarhizium and Beauveria

(2015) Scott W. Behie et al.   Fungal Ecology

Fungi with multifunctional lifestyles: endophytic insect pathogenic fungi

(2015) Larissa Barelli et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Anti-proliferative effect of fungal taxol extracted from Cladosporium oxysporum against human pathogenic bacteria and human colon cancer cell line HCT 15

(2015) K. Gokul Raj et al.   SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY

The plant beneficial effects of Metarhizium species correlate with their association with roots

(2014) Xinggang Liao et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Entomopathogenic Fungal Endophytes Purpureocillium lilacinum (Formerly Paecilomyces lilacinus) and Beauveria bassiana Negatively Affect Cotton Aphid Reproduction under Both Greenhouse and Field Conditions

(2014) Diana Castillo Lopez et al.   PLoS One

Ubiquity of Insect-Derived Nitrogen Transfer to Plants by Endophytic Insect-Pathogenic Fungi: an Additional Branch of the Soil Nitrogen Cycle

(2013) Scott W. Behie et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Genetics of Cordyceps and related fungi

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

Variability in the Insect and Plant Adhesins, Mad1 and Mad2, within the Fungal Genus Metarhizium Suggest Plant Adaptation as an Evolutionary Force

(2013) Michael Wyrebek et al.   PLoS One

Metarhizium robertsii Produces an Extracellular Invertase (MrINV) That Plays a Pivotal Role in Rhizospheric Interactions and Root Colonization

(2013) Xinggang Liao et al.   PLoS One

Action on the Surface: Entomopathogenic Fungi versus the Insect Cuticle

(2013) Almudena Ortiz-Urquiza et al.   Insects

Endophytic colonization of white jute (Corchorus capsularis) plants by different Beauveria bassiana strains for managing stem weevil (Apion corchori)

(2012) Chinmay Biswas et al.   PHYTOPARASITICA

Endophytic Insect-Parasitic Fungi Translocate Nitrogen Directly from Insects to Plants

(2012) S. W. Behie et al.   SCIENCE

Have biopesticides come of age?

(2012) Travis Glare et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

The insect-pathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii (Clavicipitaceae) is also an endophyte that stimulates plant root development

(2011) Ramanpreet K. Sasan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Virulence of commercial strains of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium brunneum (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against adult Xylosandrus germanus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and impact on brood

(2011) Louela A. Castrillo et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

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

Genome Sequencing and Comparative Transcriptomics of the Model Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and M. acridum

(2011) Qiang Gao et al.   PLoS Genetics

Mrt, a Gene Unique to Fungi, Encodes an Oligosaccharide Transporter and Facilitates Rhizosphere Competency in Metarhizium robertsii

(2010) W. Fang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Systemic Protection ofPapaver somniferumL. AgainstIraella luteipes(Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) by an Endophytic Strain ofBeauveria bassiana(Ascomycota: Hypocreales)

(2009) E. Quesada-Moraga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology

(2009) Fernando E. Vega et al.   Fungal Ecology

Biosynthesis of the Cyclooligomer Depsipeptide Beauvericin, a Virulence Factor of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2008) Yuquan Xu et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Endophytic Beauveria bassiana in banana (Musa spp.) reduces banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) fitness and damage

(2008) J. Akello et al.   CROP PROTECTION