Endophytes associate with the majority of plant species found in natural and managed
ecosystems. They are regarded as extremely important plant partners that provide improved …

The relationship between Epichloë endophytes found in a wide range of temperate grasses
spans the continuum from antagonistic to mutualistic. The diversity of asexual mutualistic …

There is an urgent need to create new solutions for sustainable agricultural practices that
circumvent the heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides and increase the resilience of …

Asexual cool-season grass endophytes of the genus Epichloë (Ascomycota:
Clavicipitaceae) are strictly vertically disseminated. The hosts of these mutualistic fungi …

Epichloë is a genus of filamentous fungal endophytes that have co-evolved with cool-
season grasses with which they form long-term, symbiotic associations. In natural …

Understanding the patterns of bird diversity and its driving force is necessary for bird strike
prevention. In this study, we investigated the effects of landscape on phylogenetic and …

Airports are anthropogenic settlements which can harbour large portions of open habitats,
including grasslands, which may host high species richness. Milano Malpensa Airport is the …

The distribution of different Epichloë species within eight natural populations of Lolium
perenne was studied. In total, 40.2% of the asymptomatic plants were infected by Epichloë …

The immense importance of microbial symbioses with plants, animals, and other eukaryotes
is meeting with ever increasing awareness and interest. Heritable symbionts—those …

Many symbiotic microbes can aid their host plant's defense against herbivores and
pathogens either directly or indirectly through plant-mediated mechanisms. Thus, microbes …