NOVEL ENDOPHYTES

摘要

The present invention relates to endophytic fungi (endophytes) and nucleic acids thereof, to plants infected with endophytes and to related methods, including methods of selecting, breeding and/or characterising endophytes. More 5 particularly, the present invention provides novel endophytes having a desired toxin profile, wherein the endophyte produces significantly less toxic alkaloids compared with a control endophyte; and/or significantly more alkaloids conferring beneficial properties compared with a control endophyte.