Entomopathogenic fungi are the only insect pathogens able to infect their host by adhesion
to the surface and penetration through the cuticle. Although the possibility of fungal infection …

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) distribute in different fungal phyla with variable host ranges
and play essential role in regulating insect populations by infecting hosts via cuticle …

Infections mediated by broad host range entomopathogenic fungi represent seminal
observations that led to one of the first germ theories of disease and are a classic example of …

Approximately 1,000 species of the fungal phyla Microsporidia, Chytridiomycota,
Entomophthoromycota (order: Entomophthorales), Basidiomycota, and Ascomycota are …

The ascomycete fungus Beauveria bassiana is a pathogen of hundreds of insect species
and is commercially produced as an environmentally friendly mycoinsecticide. We …

Significant progress has been made in the biochemical and genetic characterization of the
host-pathogen interaction mediated by insect pathogenic fungi, with the most widely studied …

Microevolutionary adaptations and mechanisms of fungal pathogen resistance were
explored in a melanic population of the Greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella. Under …

Pest insects cause severe damage to global crop production and pose a threat to human
health by transmitting diseases. Traditionally, chemical pesticides (insecticides) have been …

Entomopathogenic fungi are extensively used for the control of insect pests worldwide.
Among them, Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) produce a plethora of toxic …

Entomopathogenic fungi of the order Hypocreales infect their insect hosts mainly by
penetrating through the cuticle and colonize them by proliferating throughout the body …