ReviewPlant molecular biology2016
Fungi with multifunctional lifestyles: endophytic insect pathogenic fungi.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Meta-analysis of the role of entomopathogenic and unspecialized fungal endophytes as plant bodyguards.The New phytologist · 2019Pooled it
- EntomopathogenicApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Endophytic entomopathogenic fungi: The next frontier in mycological biocontrol.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Integration and benefits of root inoculation with endophytic entomopathogenic fungusApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
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- Diversity and dynamics of fungal endophytes in the roots of Amomum villosum lour. Under different areas and growth ages.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
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- Targeting theFrontiers in insect science · 2025Article
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- The symbiont Acinetobacter baumannii enhances the insect host resistance to entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae.Communications biology · 2024Article
- Water Stress and Black Cutworm Feeding Modulate Plant Response in Maize Colonized byPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Cla4A, a Novel Regulator of Gene Expression Networks Required for Asexual and Insect-Pathogenic Lifecycles ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Classification, biology and entomopathogenic fungi-based management and their mode of action againstFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- General aspects, host interaction, and application ofFrontiers in fungal biology · 2024Review
- Survival dynamics of stick insect and the impact of environmental factors on natural fungal infection during the rainy season.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- When Competitors Join Forces: Consortia of Entomopathogenic Microorganisms Increase Killing Speed and Mortality in Leaf- and Root-Feeding Insect Hosts.Microbial ecology · 2023Article
- Endophytic insect pathogenic fungi-host plant-herbivore mutualism: elucidating the mechanisms involved in the tripartite interactions.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2023Review
- Entomopathogenic Fungus-Related Priming Defense Mechanisms in Cucurbits Impact Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) Fitness.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2023Article
- Microbial Metabolites Beneficial to Plant Hosts Across Ecosystems.Microbial ecology · 2023Review
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Abstract
This review examines the symbiotic, evolutionary, proteomic and genetic basis for a group of fungi that occupy a specialized niche as insect pathogens as well as endophytes. We focus primarily on species in the genera Metarhizium and Beauveria, traditionally recognized as insect pathogenic fungi but are also found as plant symbionts. Phylogenetic evidence suggests that these fungi are more closely related to grass endophytes and diverged from that lineage ca. 100 MYA. We explore how the dual life cycles of these fungi as insect pathogens and endophytes are coupled. We discuss the evolution of insect pathogenesis while maintaining an endophytic lifestyle and provide examples of genes that may be involved in the transition toward insect pathogenicity. That is, some genes for insect pathogenesis may have been co-opted from genes involved in endophytic colonization. Other genes may be multifunctional and serve in both lifestyle capacities. We suggest that their evolution as insect pathogens allowed them to effectively barter a specialized nitrogen source (i.e. insects) with host plants for photosynthate. These ubiquitous fungi may play an important role as plant growth promoters and have a potential reservoir of secondary metabolites.
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