Entomopathogenic fungi: new insights into host–pathogen interactions

TM Butt, CJ Coates, IM Dubovskiy, NA Ratcliffe - Advances in genetics, 2016 - Elsevier
Although many insects successfully live in dangerous environments exposed to diverse
communities of microbes, they are often exploited and killed by specialist pathogens …

Interaction of entomopathogenic fungi with the host immune system

S Qu, S Wang - Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2018 - Elsevier
Entomopathogenic fungi can invade wide range of insect hosts in the natural world and
have been used as environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical insecticides for pest …

Advances in fundamental and applied studies in China of fungal biocontrol agents for use against arthropod pests

C Wang, MG Feng - Biological Control, 2014 - Elsevier
Entomopathogenic fungi, such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, are
environmentally friendly biocontrol agents (BCAs) against various arthropod pests. We …

我国利用真菌防治害虫的历史, 进展及现状

李增智 - 中国生物防治学报, 2015 - zgswfz.com.cn
我国利用虫生真菌防治害虫起步较晚, 始于20 世纪50 年代, 迄今只有约60 年历史. 经过1969
年在广东省新会县召开的南方8 省(区) 利用白僵菌防治松毛虫现场交流会以及2002 …

A life-and-death struggle: interaction of insects with entomopathogenic fungi across various infection stages

M Ma, J Luo, C Li, I Eleftherianos, W Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Insects constitute approximately 75% of the world's recognized fauna, with the majority of
species considered as pests. Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are parasitic microorganisms …

Molecular basis and regulatory mechanisms underlying fungal insecticides' resistance to solar ultraviolet irradiation

SM Tong, MG Feng - Pest Management Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Resistance to solar ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is crucial for field‐persistent control efficacies
of fungal formulations against arthropod pests, because their active ingredients are …

Synergistic Effect of Beauveria bassiana and Trichoderma asperellum to Induce Maize (Zea mays L.) Defense against the Asian Corn Borer, Ostrinia furnacalis …

R Batool, MJ Umer, Y Wang, K He, T Zhang… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ostrinia furnacalis, is the major pest of maize causing significant yield losses. So far, many
approaches have been used to increase the virulence of entomopathogenic fungal isolates …

Biochemistry of lactone formation in yeast and fungi and its utilisation for the production of flavour and fragrance compounds

C Romero-Guido, I Belo, TMN Ta, L Cao-Hoang… - Applied microbiology …, 2011 - Springer
The consumers' demand for natural flavour and fragrances rises. To be natural, compounds
have to result from the extraction of natural materials and/or to be transformed by natural …

Appressorial interactions with host and their evolution

KWT Chethana, RS Jayawardena, YJ Chen, S Konta… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
Fungi have evolved diverse strategies to acquire nutrients as endophytes, saprobes,
symbionts, or pathogens. Appressoria have been intensively studied due to their importance …

Phenotypic and molecular insights into heat tolerance of formulated cells as active ingredients of fungal insecticides

SM Tong, MG Feng - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
Formulated conidia of insect-pathogenic fungi, such as Beauveria and Metarhizium, serve
as the active ingredients of fungal insecticides but are highly sensitive to persistent high …