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Currencies of Mutualisms: Sources of Alkaloid Genes in Vertically Transmitted Epichloae
- Christopher L. Schardl,
- Carolyn A. Young,
- Juan Pan,
- Simona Florea,
- Johanna E. Takach,
- Daniel G. Panaccione,
- Mark L. Farman,
- Jennifer S. Webb,
- Jolanta Jaromczyk and
- Adrian Leuchtmann
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The epichloae (Epichloë and Neotyphodium species), a monophyletic group of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae, are systemic symbionts of cool-season grasses (Poaceae subfamily Poöideae). Most epichloae are vertically transmitted in seeds (endophytes...