The fungal endophyte Lophodermium nitens is an obligate symbiont of soft pines inhabiting
only two pine species in Mexico with a broad distribution of geographically isolated …

• Premise of the study: Fungal endophytes comprise one of the most ubiquitous groups of
plant symbionts, inhabiting healthy leaves and stems of all major lineages of plants …

The endophytic fungi of woody plants may be diverse as often claimed, and likewise, they
may be functionally novel as demonstrated in a few studies. However, the endophyte taxa …

Premise Foliar fungal endophytes vary in their distributions across landscapes or plant host
taxa, indicative of specialized ecologies and host specific adaptations. Accounts of …

Fungal endophytes represent one of the most ubiquitous plant symbionts on Earth and are
phylogenetically diverse. The structure and diversity of endophyte communities have been …

We examined endophytic fungi in asymptomatic foliage of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) in
North Carolina, USA, with four goals:(i) to evaluate morphotaxa, BLAST matches and groups …

Plant species sometimes perform extraordinarily well when introduced to new environments,
through achieving higher growth rates, individual biomasses or higher densities in their …

Most plant species harbour a diverse community of endophytic, but their role is still unknown
in most cases, including ecologically and economically important tree species. This study …

From the saprotrophs that decay plant material to the pathogens and mutualists that shape
plant demography at local and regional scales, fungi are major drivers of tropical forest …

Biodiversity and biogeography of leaf-inhabiting endophytic fungi have not been resolved
yet. This is because host specificity, life cycles and species concepts, in this heterogeneous …