Vega Fernando E
Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Building 011A, BARC-W, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
J Invertebr Pathol. 2008 Jul;98(3):277-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.01.008. Epub 2008 Mar 7.
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.
存在于无症状植物组织内的真菌被称为真菌内生菌。据报道，不同属的真菌昆虫病原体是天然存在的真菌内生菌，并且已经表明可以用真菌昆虫病原体接种植物，使其成为内生菌。它们对昆虫的作用方式似乎是由于抗生作用或取食抑制。旨在了解昆虫病原真菌的真菌生态学及其作为真菌内生菌的作用的研究，可能会导致在生物防治计划中如何成功利用这些生物体的新范例。
