endophytic fungi in poplar (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

endophytic fungi in poplar

Caption

Several endophytic fungi have been isolated from a poplar leaf. The current study investigates the influence of an endophyte of the genus Cladosporium on the chemical defense of black poplar and on the coexistence of insects on the tree.

Credit

Sybille Unsicker, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

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