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Entomopathogenic fungus
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Entomopathogenic fungi are parasitic unicellular or multicellular microorganisms belonging to the kingdom of Fungi, that can infect and seriously disable or kill insects.
Pathogenicity for insects is widely distributed in the kingdom of fungi and occur in six fungal phyla (Ascomycota, Oomycetes, Basidiomycota, Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, and Microsporidia).[1] It plays a vital ecological role in controlling insect populations by impacting 19 out of 30 known insect orders.[1][2] Some fungal entomopathogens are opportunistic whereas some have evolved into highly specific pathogens of insects.[1]
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