An endophyte is an endosymbiont, often a bacterium or fungus, that lives within a plant for at least part of its life cycle without causing apparent disease. Endophytes are ubiquitous and have been found in all species of plants studied to date; however, most of the endophyte/plant relationships are not well understood.

Endophytic fungi are hidden and subtle dwellers in several plant tissues and intercellular spaces and can produce diverse chemical structures and efficient, low-toxic new secondary metabolites that were initially thought to be produced by the host plants.

Jan 24, 2018 · Endophytic fungi produce secondary metabolites that keep herbivores from eating the plant by making it poisonous or taste bad and they have other key roles in nutrient uptake, heat tolerance, plant evolution and biodiversity.

Jul 22, 2024 · This chapter is a revision of the realm of endophytic fungi, focusing on how to approach the study of their biodiversity in relation to distribution, richness, host plant defense mechanisms, chemistry, and metabolomic profiles.

Endophytic fungi, as part of holobiont, can confer growth advantages to plants. Most studies have shown that the endophytic fungi of forest trees can promote host plant growth, increase adversity resistance, and thus improve the survival competitiveness of forest trees.

Dec 17, 2021 · Endophytic fungi (EF) are a group of fascinating host-associated fungal communities that colonize the intercellular or intracellular spaces of host tissues, providing beneficial effects to their hosts while gaining advantages.

Endophytic fungi represent a class of highly diverse fungi belonging to ascomycetous fungi that are characterized by their ability to reside inside the plant tissues without causing any noticeable effect on the plants. Fungal endophytes usually transcend into an inactive quiescent state once they make their entry into the host plant.

Endophytic fungi are microorganisms that colonize the interior of plant tissues (e.g. leaves, seeds, stem, trunk, roots, fruits, flowers) in intracellular and/or extracellular spaces without causing symptoms of disease in host plants.

Endophytic fungi, a polyphyletic group of highly diverse, primarily ascomycetous fungi defined functionally by their occurrence within asymptomatic tissues of plants, are found in above-ground tissues of liverworts, hornworts, mosses, lycophytes, equisetopsids, ferns, and seed plants from the arctic to the tropics, and from agricultural fields ...

Jan 1, 2024 · Endophytic fungi are critical in plant fitness, promote the nutrient acquisition, and host defense. Endophytes employed various direct and indirect defense mechanisms to combat plant pathogens. Fungal endophytes are the source of valuable secondary metabolites with significant biological activities.