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 …

Fungal infection of insects: molecular insights and prospects

S Hong, J Shang, Y Sun, G Tang, C Wang - Trends in Microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
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 …

Genomic perspectives on the evolution of fungal entomopathogenicity in Beauveria bassiana

G Xiao, SH Ying, P Zheng, ZL Wang, S Zhang… - Scientific reports, 2012 - nature.com
The ascomycete fungus Beauveria bassiana is a pathogen of hundreds of insect species
and is commercially produced as an environmentally friendly mycoinsecticide. We …

Phylogenetic analyses of RPB1 and RPB2 support a middle Cretaceous origin for a clade comprising all agriculturally and medically important fusaria

K O'Donnell, AP Rooney, RH Proctor, DW Brown… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Fusarium (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae) is one of the most economically important and
systematically challenging groups of mycotoxigenic phytopathogens and emergent human …

[PDF][PDF] Deciphering endophyte behaviour: the link between endophyte biology and efficacious biological control agents

S Card, L Johnson, S Teasdale… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Endophytes associate with the majority of plant species found in natural and managed
ecosystems. They are regarded as extremely important plant partners that provide improved …

The Genome of Nectria haematococca: Contribution of Supernumerary Chromosomes to Gene Expansion

JJ Coleman, SD Rounsley, M Rodriguez-Carres… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
The ascomycetous fungus Nectria haematococca,(asexual name Fusarium solani), is a
member of a group of> 50 species known as the “Fusarium solani species complex” …

Metabolic engineering for the production of natural products

LB Pickens, Y Tang, YH Chooi - Annual review of chemical and …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Natural products and their derivatives play an important role in modern healthcare as
frontline treatments for many diseases and as inspiration for chemically synthesized …

Insect pathogenic fungi: genomics, molecular interactions, and genetic improvements

C Wang, S Wang - Annual review of entomology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Entomopathogenic fungi play a pivotal role in the regulation of insect populations in nature,
and representative species have been developed as promising environmentally friendly …

Structures of a dimodular nonribosomal peptide synthetase reveal conformational flexibility

JM Reimer, M Eivaskhani, I Harb, A Guarné, M Weigt… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are microbial megaenzymes
that make a wide variety of small-molecule products, including many that are clinically used …

Entomopathogenic bacteria as a source of secondary metabolites

HB Bode - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Insects are not only the most diverse group of animals on our planet, but also a huge
reservoir for unusual microorganism which are a rich source of pharmaceutically interesting …