Facing the urgent need to reduce the input of agrochemicals, in recent years, the ecological
relationships between plants and their associated microorganisms have been increasingly …

The range of interactions between Cladosporium, a ubiquitous fungal genus, and insects, a
class including about 60% of the animal species, is extremely diverse. The broad case …

Background Fungi associated with insects represent one potentially rich source for the
discovery of novel metabolites. However, a comprehensive understanding of the fungal …

Xylaria is the largest genus of the family Xylariaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) and
presently consists of ca. 300 accepted species of stromatic pyrenomycetes. They are …

Natural environments like termite mounds can be a reservoir for novel microbial strains and
antimicrobial metabolite producers. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial …

The fungus-growing termite is considered a distinct ecological niche because it involves a
tripartite symbiosis between the termite host, gut microflora, and the in vitro fungus …

Insect-associated fungi are a potentially rich source of novel natural products with
antibacterial activity. Here, we investigated the community composition and phylogenetic …

This article explores the symbiotic role of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi and protozoans)
associated with xylophagous termites. Members of the subfamily Macrotermitinae belonging …

Fungus-growing termites, like Odontotermes obesus, cultivate Termitomyces as their sole
food source on fungus combs which are continuously maintained with foraged plant …

Xylaria is one of the common ascomycetous genera occurring in different niches of the scrub
jungles of southwest India. Many species of Xylaria are known for their medicinal potential …