Clavicipitaceae
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The Clavicipitaceae are a family of fungi within the order Hypocreales. A 2008 estimate placed 43 genera in the family, but a study in 2020 has increased this number to 50.
Claviceps purpurea Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 185
Metarhizium
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Metarhizium is a genus of entomopathogenic fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae. With the advent of genetic profiling, placing these fungi in proper taxa has now become possible. Most turn out to be th
Clavicipitaceae
…also known as ergotism. Ergotism is caused by ergot alkaloids, such as ergotamine and ergocristine, which are chemical derivatives of lysergic acid. Metarhizium species are widely used in the biological control of insect pests. Several genera, especially those previously described as "anamorphic" (having no…
Metarhizium anisopliae infected cockroach