Epichloë Endophyte-Promoted Seed Pathogen Increases Host Grass Resistance Against Insect Herbivory

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Miika Laihonen, Kari Saikkonen, Marjo Helander, Beatriz R. Vázquez de Aldana, Iñigo Zabalgogeazcoa, Benjamin Fuchs
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: fungal endophyte; Claviceps; aphid; symbiosis; mutualism; herbivory; Microbiology; QR1-502; Kevo; Northern Finland; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.786619; https://doaj.org/article/f919393eca8b4f2784aea3000b81f6c0

Plants host taxonomically and functionally complex communities of microbes. However, ecological studies on plant–microbe interactions rarely address the role of multiple co-occurring plant-associated microbes. Here, we contend that plant-associated microbes interact with each other and can have join...