Abstract
The genus Metarhizium (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae), an important group ofen to mopathogenic fungi, can grow in liquid medium as blastospores, yeast-like cells, that are infective to several pests in agriculture. Pantoea agglomerans is a gram-negative nonsporulating bacteria with a highly versatile lifestyle and great potential for use as a plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and…