An endophytic fungus isolated from finger millet (Eleucine coracona) produces anti-fungal natural products

An endophytic fungus isolated from finger millet (Eleucine coracona) produces anti-fungal natural products

Finger millet is an ancient African cereal crop, domesticated 7000 years ago in Ethiopia, reaching India at 3000 BC. Finger millet is reported to be resistant to various fungal pathogens including Fusarium sp. We hypothesized that finger millet may host beneficial endophytes (plant-colonizing microb...

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Main Authors: Walaa Kamel Mousa, Adrian eSchwan, Jeffrey eDavidson, Philip eStrange, Huaizhi eliu, Ting eZhou, France-Isabelle eAuzanneau, Manish N Raizada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Fusarium
Tenuazonic Acid
endophyte
microbiome
Natural Products
Phoma
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01157/full

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