Wei Lei

Phyletic Evolution of Ophiocordyceps sinensis through Interkingdom Host Colonization between Plants and Insects

Wei Lei, Xiaorong Shui, Guren Zhang & Xin Liu · Biotechnology Journal International · 2016

Ophiocordyceps sinensis, an entomogenous fungus parasitic in the larvae of ghost moths (Lepidoptera), has always been used as one of the most valued Traditional Chinese Medicines throughout the Orient World. However, O. sinensis fails to be artificially cultivated so far, because...