title: Are we ready for industrial production of bioactive plant secondary metabolites utilizing endophytes?
abstract: The prospect of endophytes capable of producing associated plant natural products with therapeutic potential is undeniable. However, the unyielding struggle so far to transform these potential sources into sustainable microbial manufacturers on a commercial scale has been disappointing. In this Viewpoint, we address this trade-off between endophyte discovery and viable industrial application.
authors.affiliation: TU Dortmund, Germany.
authors.forename: Souvik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kusari
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spiteller
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products; D055808:Drug Discovery; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry*; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products