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Hidden fungi, emergent properties: endophytes and microbiomes.
Annual review of phytopathology - 1 Jan 2011
Porras-Alfaro Andrea, Bayman Paul
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Endophytes are microorganisms that live within plant tissues without causing symptoms of disease. They are important components of plant microbiomes. Endophytes interact with, and overlap in function with, other core microbial groups that colonize plant tissues, e.g., mycorrhizal fungi, pathogens, epiphytes, and saprotrophs. Some fungal endophytes affect plant growth and plant responses to pathogens, herbivores,...
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