Epichloë festucae (antagonist)

Epichloë (antagonists) • Hypocreales • Sordariomycetes • Ascomycota antag. • fungal antagonists • antagonists • beneficials

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Epichloë festucae symbiont made visible in meadow fescue with the cyan-fluorescent protein (left - bar A = 100 µm, B+C = 200 µm), D (right) fescue inflorescences in natural light (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Schardl et al.
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Epichloë festucae (antagonist) Leuchtm., Schardl & M.R. Siegel - (strains with antagonistic properties to plant diseases)

The fungus is an endophyte of grasses such as Festuca and Lolium: Some strains provide protection from several plant diseases.

For other forms of Epichloë festucae see:
• Epichloë festucae (pathogenic forms causing choke disease in livestock)
• Epichloë festucae (entomopathogen)