Many fungi reported for endophytic occurrence are better known as plant pathogens on
different crops, raising questions about their actual relationships with the hosts and other …

Abstract Species of Botryosphaeriaceae (Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) have been
reported as endophytes, pathogens and saprobes on a wide range of plants. Their roles in …

Lasiodiplodia theobromae is a cosmopolitan fungus with a worldwide distribution in the
tropics and subtropics, where it causes shoot blight and dieback of trees and shrubs and …

The rise of the holobiont concept confers a prominent importance to the endophytic
associates of plants, particularly to species known to be able to exert a mutualistic role as …

Endophytes are fungi and bacteria that inhabit plant tissues without causing disease.
Endophytes have characteristics that are important for the health of the plant and have been …

In the present work, we studied the presence of “epichloë/neotyphodium endophytes” in
native grasses from Argentina. An extensive area of this country, representative of several …

Botryosphaeria rhodina (anamorph Lasiodiplodia theobromae) is a common endophyte and
opportunistic pathogen on more than 500 tree species in the tropics and subtropics. During …

Many fungi belonging to mostly Ascomycota inhabit living tissues of plants of all major
lineages without causing any visible symptoms. Termed horizontally transmitted …

In many respects, the ecology of members of the Botryosphaeriaceae compare to general
patterns observed for the collective of endophytes of woody plants. These include high …

As is true with animal species, plants also have an associated microflora including
endophytes as well as microbes associated with the phyllosphere and rhizosphere (plant …