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. 2020 Jun 23;11(6):387. doi: 10.3390/insects11060387

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Infection strategies of entomopathogenic fungi. EPF penetrate the insect exoskeleton by means of structures as the appressorium, then hyphal bodies release secondary metabolites and, after surface changes, avoid host immune recognition. SEM micrograph was kindly provided by N.A. Ratcliffe.