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Endophytic Epichloë species and their grass hosts: from evolution to applications.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Apr 2016
Saikkonen Kari, Young Carolyn A, Helander Marjo, Schardl Christopher L
Abstract excerpt
The closely linked fitness of the Epichloë symbiont and the host grass is presumed to align the coevolution of the species towards specialization and mutually beneficial cooperation. Ecological observations demonstrating that Epichloë-grass symbioses can modulate grassland ecosystems via both above- and belowground ecosystem processes support this. In many cases the detected ecological importance of Epichloë...
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