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Microbial Ecology (GATE)
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Endophytes are organisms living within the tissue of a plant as endosymbionts, without causing symptoms of a disease. Which of the following fungi resides as an endophyte in only grasses?
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Epichloë
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Epichloë resides in only grasses. It colonises the shoot portion of grasses. It provides several benefits to the host, including the production of different herbivore-deterring alkaloids, increased stress resistance and growth promotion.