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ArticleScientific reports2025

Fusarium citri as an entomopathogenic fungus mediating plant resistance against insect pests and phytopathogens.

Zhao Xie, Yang Lu, Yifan Tian, Qiyun Li, Xiaowei Zou, Li Sui, Zhengkun Zhang

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Zhao Xie *Institute of Plant Protection, Jilin Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northeast China, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Gongzhuling, Jilin, China.
Yang Lu *Institute of Plant Protection, Jilin Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northeast China, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Gongzhuling, Jilin, China.
Yifan TianInstitute of Plant Protection, Jilin Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northeast China, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Gongzhuling, Jilin, China.
Qiyun LiInstitute of Plant Protection, Jilin Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northeast China, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Gongzhuling, Jilin, China.
Xiaowei ZouInstitute of Plant Protection, Jilin Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northeast China, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Gongzhuling, Jilin, China.
Li SuiInstitute of Plant Protection, Jilin Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northeast China, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Gongzhuling, Jilin, China. suiyaoyi@163.com.
Zhengkun ZhangInstitute of Plant Protection, Jilin Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northeast China, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Gongzhuling, Jilin, China. zhangzhengkun1980@126.com.

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National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFD2300101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fusarium citri has been historically recognized as a phytopathogen but never as an entomophagous fungus (EPF) with plant endogeneity. In the present study, an F. citri strain, FcS1GZL-1, was isolated and identified from diseased Spodoptera litura larvae in a soybean field. The pathogenicity and antagonistic activity of FcS1GZL-1 against five insect pests were assessed, as well as its ability to colonize plants via root irrigation, and its induced resistance to insect pests and phytopathogens was also measured. The expression of plant resistance related genes was analyzed using real-time RT-PCR. According to the results, the FcS1GZL-1 strain could not only kill insect pests with high pathogenicity but also inhibited phytopathogen growth in vitro. Furthermore, the FcS1GZL-1 strain could repel insect pest feeding and enhance plant resistance to phytopathogens through endophytic customization following root irrigation, which upregulated 12 genes related to the jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, ethylene, and pathogen-related defense pathways in soybean roots. Herein, we present the first documented case of F. citri naturally infecting insects, and its dual role in controlling insect pests and phytopathogens, with promising biocontrol applications.

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Disease ResistanceFusariumGlycine maxPlant DiseasesSpodopteraAnimalsCyclopentanesInsectaLarvaOxylipinsPest Control, BiologicalPlant RootsCyclopentanesjasmonic acidOxylipinsBiological controlEndogenous colonizationEntomophagous fungusFusarium citriPlant disease resistance

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