The genus Metarhizium is comprised of a diverse group of common soil fungi that exhibit
multifunctional lifestyles with varying degrees of saprotrophic, endophytic, and insect …

Brazil has a long history of using biological control and has the largest program in
sugarcane agriculture to which a biocontrol program has been applied. This achievement is …

Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium species are generally employed to manage the soil-
dwelling stage of insect pests, and are known for their rhizocompetency property. Since this …

Fungi in the genus Metarhizium (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) are insect-pathogens and
endophytes that can benefit their host plant through growth promotion and protection against …

Metarhizium is an endophytic, insect pathogenic fungus. Here we investigated the time-
course of systemic and rhizospheric colonization by Metarhizium and its influence on the …

The ascomycete insect pathogenic fungi such as Metarhizium species have been
demonstrated with the abilities to form the rhizosphere or endophytic relationships with …

Species of the genus Metarhizium are characterized by a multitrophic lifestyle of being
arthropod parasites, rhizosphere colonizers, endophytes, and saprophytes. The process of …

Plants face many environmental challenges and have evolved different strategies to defend
against stress. One strategy is the establishment of mutualistic associations with endophytic …

Plants live in association with a multitude of microorganisms, some of which may improve
the plant's defense toward herbivores. In a previous study, we showed that Metarhizium …

Both Metarhizium robertsii ARSEF 2575 (Mr2575) and Metarhizium anisopliae ARSEF 549
(Ma549) infect a range of insects whilst also interacting with plants; however, little is known …