Knockdown of host genes influences dimorphic transition of in the host hemolymph.

The Chinese cordyceps, a unique parasitic complex of / ghost moths and fungus in the Tibetan Plateau, is a highly valuable biological resource for medicine and health foods in Asian countries. Efficient system for artificial cultivation of Chinese cordyceps relies on understanding the gene functions involved in the induction of growing blastospores into hyphae in the larval hemolymph of insect host, during . infection.