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N-oxidized coprogen-type siderophores from Metarhizium robertsii. J Nat Prod 77:1685–1692
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promotion by an entomopathogenic fungus Lecanicillium psalliotae. Microbiol Res
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Liao XG, O'Brien TR, Fang WG, St. Leger RJ (2014) The plant beneficial effects of Metarhizium
species correlate with their association with roots. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 98:7089–7096
Liao XG, Lovett B, Fang WG, St. Leger RJ (2017) Metarhizium robertsii produces indole-3-acetic
acid, which promotes root growth in Arabidopsis and enhances virulence to insects.
Microbiology-Sgm 163:980–991
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and grasshoppers. Annu Rev Entomol 46:667–702
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Purpureocillium lilacinum enhance the growth of cultivated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and
negatively affect survival of the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea). Biol Control 89:53–60
Lopez DC, Zhu-Salzman K, Ek-Ramos MJ, Sword GA (2014) The entomopathogenic fungal
endophytes Purpureocillium lilacinum (formerly Paecilomyces lilacinus) and Beauveria
bassiana negatively affect cotton aphid reproduction under both greenhouse and field
conditions. PLoS One 9:e103891
López-Ráez JA, Shirasu K, Foo E (2017) Strigolactones in plant interactions with beneficial and
detrimental organisms: the Yin and Yang. Trends Plant Sci 22:527–537
Lozano-Tovar M, Garrido-Jurado I, Quesada-Moraga E, Raya-Ortega M, Trapero-Casas A (2017)
Metarhizium brunneum and Beauveria bassiana release secondary metabolites with antagonistic activity against Verticillium dahliae and Phytophthora megasperma olive pathogens. Crop
Protect 100:186–195
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mycorrhiza. Nature 469:58–63
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Conrath U (2016) Recognizing plant defense priming. Trends Plant Sci 21:818–822
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I. Ahmad et al.