Horizontally transmitted fungal endophytes are an ecological group of fungi, mostly belonging to the Ascomycota, that reside in the aerial tissues and roots of plants without inducing any visual symptoms of their presence. These fungi appear to have a capacity to produce an array of secondary metabolites exhibiting a variety of biological activity.Although the ability of fungi to produce unique bioactive metabolites is well known, endophytes have not been exploited, perhaps because we are only beginning to understand their distribution and biology. This review emphasizes the need to routinely include endophytic fungi in the screening of organisms for bioactive metabolites and novel drugs; it also underscores the need to use information obtained concerning fungal secondary metabolite production from other groups of fungi for a targeted screening approach.

T.S. Suryanarayanan

N. Thirunavukkarasu

M.B. Govindarajulu

F. Sasse

R. Jansen

T.S. Murali

Fungal Biology Reviews

真菌生物学评论是英国真菌学会拥有的国际评论期刊。其目标是为真菌生物学领域的高质量评论文章提供一个论坛。它涵盖了真菌生物学的所有领域，无论是基础还是应用，包括真菌多样性、生态学、进化、生理学和生态生理学、生物化学、遗传学和分子生物学、细胞生物学、相互作用（共生、发病机制等）、环境方面、生物技术和分类学。它考虑了历史上或最近被认为是真菌的所有生物的各个方面，包括地衣真菌、微孢子虫、卵菌、粘菌、原生藻菌和酵母。

Fungal Biology Reviews is an international review journal owned by the British Mycological Society. It aims to provide a forum for high-quality review articles in the field of fungal biology. The journal covers all areas of fungal biology, both fundamental and applied, including fungal diversity, ecology, evolution, physiology and ecological physiology, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, cell biology, interactions (such as symbiosis and pathogenesis), environmental aspects, biotechnology, and taxonomy. It considers various aspects of all organisms historically or recently regarded as fungi, including lichenized fungi, microsporidia, oomycetes, slime molds, protists, and yeasts.

《Fungal Biology Reviews》是由英国真菌学会主办的国际评论期刊，旨在为真菌生物学领域提供高质量评论文章的论坛。该期刊涵盖了真菌生物学的各个方面，包括基础和应用研究，涉及真菌多样性、生态学、进化、生理学与生态生理学、生物化学、遗传学与分子生物学、细胞生物学、相互作用（如共生和发病机制）、环境因素、生物技术以及分类学。它关注历史上或近期被认为是真菌的所有生物，包括地衣真菌、微孢子虫、卵菌、粘菌、原生藻菌和酵母等。

Fungal endophytes and bioprospecting

The need to routinely include endophytic fungi in the screening of organisms for bioactive metabolites and novel drugs is emphasized and the need to use information obtained concerning fungal secondary metabolite production from other groups of fungi for a targeted screening approach is underscores.

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Fungal endophytes and bioprospecting

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