Studies on adaptations of Metarhizium anisopliae to life in the soil

By R. Leger. 2008

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Fungal entomopathogens in the rhizosphere (2010, background): “St. Leger (2008) speculates that M. anisopliae could provide a ‘‘repellent barrier’’ around plant roots which would provide more effective protection to the plant than direct fungal infection of the herbivore, primarily due to the time lag between infection and cessation of feeding.”
Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology (2009, background): “Work by St. Leger (2008) and by Bruck (2005) demonstrated that persistence of M. anisopliae conidia is higher in the rhizosphere than in bulk soil but it remains to be seen whether this is a by-product of plant biology concerned with other life history traits or is an evolved response.”
Entomopathogenic fungi as biological controllers: New insights into their virulence and pathogenicity (2012, background): “However, in the rhizosphere, free carbon is abundant and there is evidence that entomopathogenic fungi interact with plant roots for growth or survival (St. Leger, 2008).”