Akanthomyces muscarius (antagonist)
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Akanthomyces muscarius (Petch) Spatafora, Kepler & B. Shrestha 2017 (antagonist)
This fungus is mainly a biocontrol agent against insect pests, see A. muscarius (entomopathogen), but some strains are antagonists of plant pathogenic fungi and plant parasitic nematodes. It is closely related to Akanthomyces lecanii and both species can be only distinguished by their DNA structure.
When Zare & Gams (2001) established Lecanicillium muscarium and the genus Lecanicillium, separating it from the plant pathogenic genus Verticillium, they suggested that many strains previously identified as Verticillium lecanii actually belonged to the species muscarium.
Synonym:
Lecanicillium muscarium
