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Genomic and metabolic characterisation of alkaloid biosynthesis by asexual Epichloë fungal endophytes of tall fescue pasture grasses.
Genome - 1 Jun 2017
Ekanayake Piyumi N, Kaur Jatinder, Tian Pei, Rochfort Simone J, Guthridge Kathryn M, Sawbridge Timothy I, Spangenberg German C, Forster John W
Abstract excerpt
Symbiotic associations between tall fescue grasses and asexual Epichloë fungal endophytes exhibit biosynthesis of alkaloid compounds causing both beneficial and detrimental effects. Candidate novel endophytes with favourable chemotypic profiles have been identified in germplasm collections by screening for genetic diversity, followed by metabolite profile analysis in endogenous genetic backgrounds. A subset of...
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