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Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia, Hannah‐Isadora Huditz, Monique M. van Oers, Vera I.D. Ros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metarhizium puerense (Hypocreales, Clavicipitaceae): a new species from Yunnan, south-western China [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
As a genus within the Clavicipitaceae, Metarhizium exhibits rich morphological and ecological diversity, with a wide distribution and a variety of hosts.
Jin Mei Ma, Zhi Qin Wang, Zhi Li Yang, Yue Chen, Song Yu Li, Hong Yu   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Behavioural responses of peach potato aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae), to entomopathogenic fungi infected conspecifics

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Myzus persicae showed no detectable behavioural response to Beauveria bassiana‐colonised agar alone. Aphids spent significantly more time in odour fields containing EPF‐infected conspecifics than healthy aphids, agar or blank air. EPF infection may alter host‐associated odours, suggesting pathogen‐mediated cues could influence aphid behaviour and ...
Ben J. Clunie, Thomas Bluck, Imogen Crowe, Devan Coyne, Aidan Smith, Tom W. Pope, Joe M. Roberts   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Plant‐Associated Fungus Chaetomium globosum Can Directly Infect and Kill Aphids

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Plant‐associated Chaetomium globosum strains caused direct infection and mortality in cotton aphids (Aphis gossypii) under different concentration‐dependent pathogenicity bioassays. Reinfection, aphid mortality, fungal re‐isolation, and molecular identification confirmed fulfillment of Koch's postulates for insect pathogenicity. These findings revealed
Janaina C. S. Cunha, Cesar U. Valencia, Mason K. Clark, Gregory A. Sword   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infection of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, with two species of entomopathogenic fungi: effects of concentration, co-formulation, exposure time and persistence [PDF]

, 2009
Background Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana isolates have been shown to infect and reduce the survival of mosquito vectors.
Mnyone, L. L., Knols, B.G.J., Kirby, Matthew J, Kirby, Matthew J., Mpingwa, Monica W, Knols, B. G., Mnyone, Ladslaus L., Kirby Matthew J, Mpingwa, M. W., Mpingwa Monica W, Mpingwa, Monica W., Lwetoijera, D.W., Lwetoijera, Dickson W., Knols, Bart GJ, Takken, W., Russell, T. L., Mpingwa, M.W., Mnyone Ladslaus L, Mnyone, Ladslaus L, Knols Bart GJ, Lwetoijera, Dickson W, Kirby, M. J., Takken, Willem, Takken Willem, Lwetoijera, D. W., Mnyone, L.L., Knols, Bart G.J., Russell, T.L., Russell, Tanya L, Russell, Tanya L., Russell Tanya L, Lwetoijera Dickson W, Kirby, M.J., Bart GJ Knols, Matthew J Kirby, Ladslaus L Mnyone, Tanya L Russell, Dickson W Lwetoijera, Monica W Mpingwa, Willem Takken   +39 more
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From biology to biotechnology: Host‐regulation factors from parasitoid wasps are a source of bioactive molecules with translational potential

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Parasitoid wasps deploy maternal and embryonic factors to reprogramme host physiology. Venom, calyx fluid, polydnaviruses, teratocytes and larval secretions act in a coordinated, compartmentalised manner. Host‐regulation factors are promising sources of insecticidal, antimicrobial and bioinspired translational molecules.
Ciro Pedro G. Pinto, Andrew A. Walker, Glenn F. King   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verticillium dahliae CFEM Effector VdCR Stabilises the Susceptibility Factor GhAGP31 to Suppress Host Vascular Immunity and Promote Cotton Verticillium Wilt

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plant pathogenic fungi secrete a wide array of effector proteins to manipulate host immunity, including those containing CFEM (Common in Fungal Extracellular Membranes) domains. Here, we identified a CFEM domain‐containing effector VdCR from Verticillium dahliae, the causal agent of cotton Verticillium wilt.
Bo Pu, Haonan Yu, Zheyu Pan, Lisheng Duan, Tao Liu, Haiyuan Li, Jiali Liu, Renfu Zhang, Xiaoping Hu, Jun Qin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil microbial diversity: The hidden wealth of sustainable farming

Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2026.
Abstract Soil harbors diverse microbial communities that are fundamental to soil health and agricultural sustainability. Despite their ecological and agronomic importance, these communities remain underutilized as biological resources for improving crop production.
Mohan Singh Rana, Sangay Pelzang, Chimi Seldon Burathoki, Tshering Cheki, Bimal Kumar Chetri, Stéphane Compant, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disclosing the production of fungal chitinases and proteases using insect by‐products as substrates in solid‐state fermentation

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 15, Page 9215-9225, December 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND The world population is projected to reach nearly 9.7 billion by 2050, significantly increasing the demand for novel and sustainable protein sources. Edible insects, such as Tenebrio molitor, emerge as promising alternatives due to their high nutritional value, but adult insects and frass are direct and abundant by‐products of this ...
Borja Fernández, Helena Fernandes, Nuno Muñoz‐Seijas, Francisco Soto‐Beltrán, José Manuel Domínguez, Helena Peres, José Manuel Salgado   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two cases of fungal keratitis caused by Metarhizium anisopliae [PDF]

, 2018
We present two cases of keratitis due to Metarhizium anisopliae in geographically separated areas of the United States. The isolates were microscopically similar but morphologically different and were identified by ribosomal DNA sequencing. Both isolates
Abigail L. Goodman, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Eileen M. Burd, Lockhart, Shawn R, Goodman, Abigail L, Burd, Eileen M, Shawn R. Lockhart, Lars F. Westblade, Westblade, Lars F, Burnham, Carey-Ann D, Colleen B. Lysen, Lysen, Colleen B   +11 more
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