Advances in entomopathogen isolation: a case of bacteria and fungi

L Sharma, N Bohra, VD Rajput, FR Quiroz-Figueroa… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Entomopathogenic bacteria and fungi are quite frequently found in soils and insect
cadavers. The first step in utilizing these microbes as biopesticides is to isolate them, and …

Monitoring of the field application of Metarhizium anisopliae in Brazil revealed high molecular diversity of Metarhizium spp in insects, soil and sugarcane roots

NSA Iwanicki, AA Pereira, ABRZ Botelho… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The use of Metarhizium against sugarcane spittlebugs in Brazil is one of the most successful
and long lasting biological control programs using entomopathogenic fungus in the world …

Effects of endophytic entomopathogenic fungi on soybean aphid and identification of Metarhizium isolates from agricultural fields

EH Clifton, ST Jaronski, BS Coates, EW Hodgson… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Terrestrial plants can harbor endophytic fungi that may induce changes in plant physiology
that in turn affect interactions with herbivorous insects. We evaluated whether the application …

[HTML][HTML] Entomopathogenic fungi in Portuguese vineyards soils: Suggesting a 'Galleria-Tenebrio-bait method'as bait-insects Galleria and Tenebrio significantly …

L Sharma, I Oliveira, L Torres, G Marques - MycoKeys, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Species limits, phylogeography and reproductive mode in the Metarhizium anisopliae complex

SA Rehner, RM Kepler - Journal of invertebrate pathology, 2017 - Elsevier
An essential first step to elucidating the ecology and life histories of Metarhizium anisopliae-
group species as entomopathogens, endophytes and soil-adapted fungi is the ability to …

[HTML][HTML] Metarhizium humberi sp. nov.(Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae), a new member of the PARB clade in the Metarhizium anisopliae complex from Latin America

C Luz, LFN Rocha, C Montalva, DA Souza… - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
A new species, Metarhizium humberi, from the M. anisopliae complex and sister lineage of
the M. anisopliae s. str. in the PARB clade, including M. pingshaense, M. anisopliae, M …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic variability of Metarhizium isolates from the Ticino Valley Natural Park (Northern Italy) as a possible microbiological resource for the management of …

GP Barzanti, J Enkerli, C Benvenuti, A Strangi… - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
The natural occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) was investigated along the Ticino
River (Ticino River Natural Park, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy), at the center of the area …

Metarhizium species in soil from Brazilian biomes: a study of diversity, distribution, and association with natural and agricultural environments

ABRZ Botelho, A Alves-Pereira, RC Prado, MI Zucchi… - Fungal Ecology, 2019 - Elsevier
Metarhizium is a diverse genus of fungi adapted for different ecologies, including soil
saprotrophs, entomopathogens, and endophytes. We characterized the genetic diversity and …

Niche separation of species of entomopathogenic fungi within the genera Metarhizium and Beauveria in different cropping systems in Mexico

JA Cabrera-Mora, AW Guzmán-Franco… - Fungal ecology, 2019 - Elsevier
Entomopathogenic fungi from the genera Beauveria and Metarhizium, were isolated from
soil using the Galleria mellonella baiting method, and from infected white grub larvae from a …

[HTML][HTML] A species-specific multiplexed PCR amplicon assay for distinguishing between Metarhizium anisopliae, M. brunneum, M. pingshaense and M. robertsii

J Mayerhofer, A Lutz, F Dennert, SA Rehner… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
The fungal species Metarhizium pingshaense, M. anisopliae, M. robertsii, and M. brunneum,
a monophyletic group informally referred to as the PARB species complex, are well known …