Three new entomopathogenic fungal species isolated from soil in China.

ABSTRACT: Entomopathogenic fungi play a crucial role in integrated pest management by targeting pests through specific infection mechanisms, offering both environmental compatibility and sustainability. In recent years, the growing challenge of pesticide resistance and the increasing demand for green agriculture have made the exploration of novel entomopathogenic fungal resources a major research focus in biological control. In this study, we employed a combination of traditional morphological characterization and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses to identify and describe three new species: Gongronella yichunensis, Gongronella shangraoensis, and Yunnania jiujiangensis. For the genus Gongronella, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and rRNA large subunit (LSU) regions we

SUBMITTER: Liu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12605131 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature