The Evaluation of the Endophytic Mycobiome of Magnolia grandiflora

All plants are both externally and internally occupied by an assorted microbial community. This colonized community is part of the plant’s microbiome and consists of bacteria, protists and fungi. Asymptomatic microbes occupying internal tissues of plants are called endophytes. Fungal endophytes are of major importance because they exist in the healthy tissues of all terrestrial plants and have in some cases been shown to contribute to the health of their plant hosts. They are also important because some fungi are known to produce a variety of enzymes, vitamins, secondary metabolites and volatiles. Despite their biological and practical importance, plant-fungal endophyte interactions have been underexplored and in spite of their ubiquitous nature, it is not always clear if and how fungal endophytes affect the health of their plant hosts. Before we can understand how fungal endophytes affect their plant hosts, it is important to explore the fungal community within plants.

Grantor dc:publisher

Wake Forest University

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Parker, DeJana Tre'nell

• Endophytes

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/90733

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/90733