Epichloë Endophytes Shape the Foliar Endophytic Fungal Microbiome and Alter the Auxin and Salicylic Acid Phytohormone Levels in Two Meadow Fescue Cultivars [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Plants harbor a large diversity of endophytic microbes. Meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis) is a cool-season grass known for its symbiotic relationship with the systemic and vertically—via seeds—transmitted fungal endophyte Epichloë uncinata, yet its ...
Suni Anie Mathew +6 more
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Epichloë—the obligate mutualist protecting some commercially important temperate grasses from biotic and abiotic stresses [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyThe relationship between Epichloë fungal endophytes found in some temperate grasses spans the continuum from antagonistic to mutualistic. The predominant focus here is on those that form mutualistic associations with those temperate grasses of the New ...
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Characterization of Epichloë coenophiala within the U.S.: are all tall fescue endophytes created equal? [PDF]
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2014 Tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum) is a valuable and broadly adapted forage grass that occupies approximately 14 million hectares across the United States. A native to Europe, tall fescue was likely introduced into the U.S. around the late 1800’s. Much of
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Effect of Epichloë Endophytes on Growth of Grass Pathogenic Fungi [PDF]
MicroorganismsEndophytic fungi widely colonize plant tissues without causing severe disease, protect hosts from pathogenic microorganisms, and represent a key potential resource for novel biocontrol agents.
Cuiling Wan, Xiuzhang Li, Qian Shi
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Unlocking the power of Pseudomonas: network-guided isolation enhances plant growth on Achnatherum inebrians [PDF]
mSystemsThe tripartite interplay among plants, bacteria, and fungal endophytes is crucial for maintaining host plant fitness. However, how Epichloë endophytes influence plant-associated bacterial communities in cool-season grasses, particularly in ecologically ...
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Transcriptional profiling of glutathione metabolism and the glutathione redox cycle of Festuca sinensis infected with Epichloë sinensis in response to Na2SeO3 [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceEpichloë endophytes enhance tolerance to metal stress in various cool-season grasses, but the mechanism of Epichloë-associated grasses responding to different concentrations of Na2SeO3 are still unclear.
Lianyu Zhou +15 more
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Morphological, Molecular, and Alkaloid Gene Profiling of Epichloë Endophytes in Elymus cylindricus and Elymus tangutorum from China [PDF]
MicroorganismsEpichloë endophytes are mutualistic associates with grasses, conferring host plants with enhanced competitiveness, improved stress tolerance, and increased ecological dominance. Epichloë can produce any of several classes of bioactive alkaloids, of which
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Unveiling an asymmetric plant–fungal symbiosis: morphological, cytogenetic, and molecular characterization of a haploid Epichloë festucae strain associated with three polyploid cytotypes of the Iberian endemic grass Festuca rothmaleri [PDF]
IMA FungusThe ecological and evolutionary outcomes of plant–fungal interactions are strongly influenced by genome size and ploidy, yet the ploidy level of both partners is rarely assessed simultaneously.
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Identification and Characterization of Three Epichloë Endophytes Isolated from Wild Barley in China [PDF]
Journal of FungiEpichloë endophytes have been found in cool-season grasses and can produce alkaloids that are toxic to vertebrates and insects. Due to their beneficial effects, Epichloë can provide plants with resistance to some abiotic and biotic stresses.
Zhengfeng Wang +4 more
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Agriculture, 2022 Many grasses are simultaneously symbiotic with Epichloë fungal endophytes and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Epichloë endophytes are a group of filamentous fungi that colonize and grow within aerial plant tissues, such as leaves and stems. Infection
Rui Zhong, Lin Zhang, Xingxu Zhang
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