Clavicipitoid fungi comprise three families, namely Clavicipitaceae, Cordycipitaceae, and
Ophiocordycipitaceae. They are found worldwide and are specialized pathogens of …

Microbial biotechnology is an emerging field with greater applications in diverse sectors
involving food security, human nutrition, plant protection, and overall basic research in the …

Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) cause serious damage to agricultural production
worldwide. Currently, because of a lack of effective and environmental-friendly chemical …

Entomopathogenic fungi comprise an ecologically important group of specialized pathogens
infecting other fungi, invertebrates, and plants. These fungi are species-rich with high …

Pleosporales species are important plant pathogens, saprobes, and endophytes on a wide
range of economically important plant hosts. The classification of Pleosporales has …

Fungal associations with nematodes have attracted scientific attention because of the need
to develop new biocontrol agents. In this context, Ijuhya vitellina, an antagonistic fungus …

Food security for a growing world population is a challenging task under limited agriculture
land and increasing incidences of pest infestation. In the pursuit of this challenging task …

Meloidogyne enterolobii, an aggressive plant-parasitic nematode, has been causing great
yield loss worldwide in recent years. With no resistant Chinese cabbage cultivar available …

 Abstract Species of the family Polycephalomycetaceae grow on insects or
entomopathogenic fungi and are distributed from tropical to subtropical regions. This study …

The complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of the ex-type strain of Pleurocordyceps sinensis,
a fungus originally isolated from Ophiocordyceps sinensis, was sequenced, and assembled …