title: Chemical ecology of endophytic fungi: origins of secondary metabolites.
abstract: Endophytes constitute a remarkably multifarious group of microorganisms ubiquitous in plants and maintain an imperceptible association with their hosts for at least a part of their life cycle. Their enormous biological diversity coupled with their capability to biosynthesize bioactive secondary metabolites has provided the impetus for a number of investigations on endophytes. Here, we highlight the possible current and future strategies of understanding the chemical communication of endophytic fungi with other endophytes (fungi and bacteria) and with their host plants, which might not only allow the discovery and sustainable production of desirable natural products but also other mostly overlooked bioactive secondary metabolites.
authors: Institute of Environmental Research of the Faculty of Chemistry, Chair of Environmental Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44221 Dortmund, Germany.
authors: Souvik
authors: S
authors: Kusari
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Hertweck
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Spiteller
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000378:metabolism; D004463:Ecology; D060026:Endophytes / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products