The evolution of complex Metarhizium-insect-plant interactions

RJS Leger - Fungal Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Metarhizium species interact with plants, insects, and microbes within a diffuse
coevolutionary framework that benefits soil health, biodiversity, and plant growth. The insect …

Cross-talk between immunity and behavior: insights from entomopathogenic fungi and their insect hosts

W Zhang, X Chen, I Eleftherianos… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Insects are one of the most successful animals in nature, and entomopathogenic fungi play a
significant role in the natural epizootic control of insect populations in many ecosystems. The …

Diversity and Breadth of Host Specificity among Arthropod Pathogens in the Entomophthoromycotina

NE Sacco, AE Hajek - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
A meta-analysis based on the published literature was conducted to evaluate the breadth of
host ranges of arthropod pathogens in the fungal subphylum Entomophthoromycotina. The …

Signatures of transposon-mediated genome inflation, host specialization, and photoentrainment in Entomophthora muscae and allied entomophthoralean fungi

JE Stajich, B Lovett, E Lee, AM Macias, AE Hajek… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Despite over a century of observations, the obligate insect parasites within the order
Entomophthorales remain poorly characterized at the genetic level. In this manuscript, we …

Neural mechanisms of parasite-induced summiting behavior in 'zombie'Drosophila

C Elya, D Lavrentovich, E Lee, C Pasadyn, J Duval… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
For at least two centuries, scientists have been enthralled by the “zombie” behaviors
induced by mind-controlling parasites. Despite this interest, the mechanistic bases of these …

Hijacking time: How Ophiocordyceps fungi could be using ant host clocks to manipulate behavior

C de Bekker, B Das - Parasite Immunology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstracts Ophiocordyceps fungi manipulate ant behaviour as a transmission strategy.
Conspicuous changes in the daily timing of disease phenotypes suggest that …

The Early Terrestrial Fungal Lineage of Conidiobolus—Transition from Saprotroph to Parasitic Lifestyle

AP Gryganskyi, Y Nie, AE Hajek, KT Hodge, XY Liu… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungi of the Conidiobolus group belong to the family Ancylistaceae (Entomophthorales,
Entomophthoromycotina, Zoopagomycota) and include over 70 predominantly saprotrophic …

Classification, biology and entomopathogenic fungi-based management and their mode of action against Drosophila species (Diptera: Drosophilidae): a review

P Vivekanandhan, K Swathy, P Sarayut… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the classification, biology, and
management of Drosophila species (Diptera: Drosophilidae) with a focus on …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of Gibellula floridensis from Infected Spiders and Analysis of the Surrounding Fungal Entomopathogen Community

RA Joseph, A Masoudi, MJ Valdiviezo, NO Keyhani - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
Characterization of fungal spider pathogens lags far behind their insect counterparts. In
addition, little to nothing is known concerning the ecological reservoir and/or fungal …

Viral-and fungal-mediated behavioral manipulation of hosts: summit disease

A Masoudi, RA Joseph, NO Keyhani - Applied Microbiology and …, 2024 - Springer
Summit disease, in which infected hosts seek heights (gravitropism), first noted in modern
times by nineteenth-century naturalists, has been shown to be induced by disparate …