Recent Trends in Endophyte Research
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Publisher : Iterative International Publishers (IIP), Selfypage Developers Pvt Ltd.
Volume : 3-2024
AIM & SCOPE
Endophytes are endosymbiotic microorganisms colonizing the internal tissues of healthy host plants [1] and possess the ability to improve the quality and growth rate of theirrespective hosts [2]. Their colonization does not produce any disease symptoms or morphological changes like gall formation of plant tissues [3]. Most of the plants on earth arehost to one or more types of endophytes [4]. These endophytes can be either bacteria or fungi [5,6]. Their population density in a host plant can vary from hundreds to more than 9 x 109 bacteria per gram of plant tissue [7,8, 9]. They can be either obligate or a facultative and the obligate types cannot be cultured due to their specificity of growth conditions. On the other hand, facultative endophytes can be cultured outside the plant tissue using artificial nutrient media [10, 11]. Endophytes form an important part of the micro-ecosystem inside plant tissues [12]. The most explored endophytes are non-pathogenic fungi that provide a number of useful characteristics to their host plant. However, bacterial endophytes remain an unexplored group [13]. Any bacteria which could be isolated from a surface-sterilized plant or extracted from its tissues can be called an endophyte if it does not affect the plant negatively. Bacteria can positively promote plant growth whereas studies show that plants are able to select these beneficial bacterial members in their microbiome including those inside the plant tissues [14, 15, 16]. There is no shred of evidence suggesting that these bacteria take advantage in this relationship [17], but certainly, they get protection from pathogens in adverse times. They could also communicate much better than the rhizospheric bacteria at times of stress [18,19].
Chapter 1
PLANT GROWTH PROMOTION ACTIVITY OF BACTERIAL ENDOPHYTES
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch264
Chapter 2
METAGENOMICS THROUGH NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING- A LEAP IN THE EXPLORATION OF THE HIDDEN WORLD OF ENDOPHYTIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITY
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch265
Chapter 3
CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF BACTERIAL ENDOPHYTESAS AN ENRICHED SOURCE OF ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch266
Chapter 4
FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF RHIZOSPHERIC ENDOPHYTES AS PLANT GROWTH PROMOTERS
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch267
Chapter 5
NOVAL CYTOTOXIC COMPOUNDS FROM FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch268
Chapter 6
ENDOPHYTES AS AGENTS OF PHYTOREMEDIATION
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch269
Chapter 7
POLYKETIDES FROM ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI: A REVIEW
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch270
Chapter 8
CULTURE DEPENDENT ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ENDOPHYTES
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch271
Chapter 9
ENDOPHYTES AS SOURCE OF ANTICANCER DRUGS
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch272
Chapter 10
ROLE OF ENDOPHYTES IN PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch273
Chapter 11
MANGLICOLOUS ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI AS A SOURCE OF LASPARAGINASE
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch274
Chapter 12
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND DETERMINATION OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF BACTERIAL ENDOPHYTES FROM CIMUM SANCTUM LINN. (LAMIACEAE)
https://www.doi.org/10.58532/nbennurch275
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
M. Anilkumar
Cell Culture Lab, Department of Botany,
Union Christian College
Aluva, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
