An endophyte is an endosymbiont, often a bacterium or fungus, that lives within a plant for at least part of its life cycle without causing apparent disease. Endophytes are ubiquitous and have been found in all species of plants studied to date; however, most of the endophyte/plant relationships are not well understood. Some endophytes may enhance host growth and nutrient acquisition and improve the plant's ability to tolerate abiotic stresses, such as drought, and decrease biotic stresses by enhancing plant resistance to insects, pathogens and herbivores. Although endophytic bacteria and fungi are frequently studied, endophytic archaea are increasingly being considered for their role in plant growth promotion as part of the core microbiome of a plant.
Carex is a vast genus of over 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology.
Pestalotiopsis microspora is a species of endophytic fungus capable of breaking down and digesting polyurethane. Originally identified in 1880 in fallen foliage of common ivy in Buenos Aires, it also causes leaf spot in Hypericum 'Hidcote' shrubs in Japan.
Streptomyces endophyticus is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from roots of the plant Artemisia annua L. in Kunming in the Yunnan province in China.
Dyadobacter endophyticus is an endophytic, aerobic and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of Dyadobacter which has been isolated from a maize root from Beijing in China.
Mariniluteicoccus endophyticus is a Gram-positive, aerobic and non-motil bacterium from the penus Mariniluteicoccus which has been isolated from the root of the plant Ocimum basilicum from Shilin County, China.
Glutamicibacter endophyticus is a Gram-positive, aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus Glutamicibacter which has been isolated from the roots of the plant Salsola affinis in Urumqi, China.
Marmoricola endophyticus is a Gram-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming, short rod-shaped, endophytic and non-motile bacterium from the genus Marmoricola which has been isolated from the tree, Thespesia populnea, from the Beilun Estuary Mangrove Forest National Nature Reserve, China.
Gynurincola is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and endophytic genus of bacteria from the family of Chitinophagaceae with one known species. Gynurincola endophyticus has been isolated from the stem of the plant Gynura bicolor from Pixian in China.
Glycomyces anabasis is an endophytic bacterium from the genus of Glycomyces which has been isolated from the roots of the plant Anabasis aphylla from Xinjiang in China.
Glycomyces artemisiae is an endophytic bacterium from the genus of Glycomyces which has been isolated from roots of the plant Artemisia argyi from Yesanpo in China.
Glycomyces endophyticus is an endophytic bacterium from the genus of Glycomyces which has been isolated from the roots of the plant Carex baccans from Xishuangbanna in China.
Glycomyces phytohabitans is an endophytic bacterium from the genus of Glycomyces which has been isolated from the roots of the plant Dendranthema indicum from Nantong in China.
Glycomyces sambucus is a bacterium from the genus of Glycomyces which has been isolated from the stem of the tree Sambucus adnata from Xishuangbanna in China.
Asticcacaulis endophyticus is a Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped and motile bacterium from the genus of Asticcacaulis which has been isolated from the roots of the plant Geum aleppicum from the Taibai Mountain in China.
Pseudoclavibacter endophyticus is a Gram-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus Pseudoclavibacter which has been isolated from the roots of the plant Glycyrrhiza uralensis from Yili County in China.
Phycicoccus is a genus of Gram positive, aerobic, non-endosporeforming bacteria. Species in this genus are mesophilic and have cells that are short rods or coccoid.
Phycicoccus endophyticus is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, non-endospore-forming bacterium. The species was initially isolated from surface sterilized bark of a black mangrove tree collected from Zhanjiang Mangrove Forest National Nature Reserve in Guangdong, China. The species was first described in 2016, and its name refers to the endophytic nature of the organism.
Glycomyces is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria.
Lysinibacillus endophyticus is a Gram-positive, aerobic and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of Lysinibacillus which has been isolated from the root of a maize plant. Lysinibacillus endophyticus produces indole-3-acetic acid.
