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. 2008 Jul;98(3):277-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.01.008. Epub 2008 Mar 7.

Insect pathology and fungal endophytes

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Insect pathology and fungal endophytes

Fernando E Vega. J Invertebr Pathol. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

Fungi that occur inside asymptomatic plant tissues are known as fungal endophytes. Different genera of fungal entomopathogens have been reported as naturally occurring fungal endophytes, and it has been shown that it is possible to inoculate plants with fungal entomopathogens, making them endophytic. Their mode of action against insects appears to be due to antibiosis or feeding deterrence. Research aimed at understanding the fungal ecology of entomopathogenic fungi, and their role as fungal endophytes, could lead to a new paradigm on how to successfully use these organisms in biological control programs.

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