Endophytes of Casuarina equisetifolia Mediate Allelopathy with the Host by Regulating Gene Expression and the Production of Secondary Metabolites
Endophytic bacteria in the roots of C. equisetifolia associated with the intergenerationally-accumulated allelochemicals may experience horizontal gene transfer. These endophytic Bacillus may assist the host in regulating gene expression, thereby influencing the production of allelochemicals and exerting allelopathic effects.