Research concerning endophytic fungi has recently received a remarkable boost following a general trend to investigate and exploit biodiversity in all its forms, and because of the easier access to equipment and methods, which enables quicker identification procedures. The available data highlight that, besides the plant hosts, endophytes consistently interact with the other components of biocoenosis, and that the assortment of the microbial consortium is also to be considered on account of the reciprocal influence between the several species which are part of it. Unravelling these complex ecological relationships is fundamental because of possible translational applications, particularly regarding crop management. However, this requires that the available information concerning plant species, ecological contexts or functional categories of endophytes is examined fully. In this aim, a coordinated effort appears to be necessary to organise the current knowledge to increase the significance and the practical impact of new findings.

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需要采取协调一致的行动阐明内生真菌群落的生态发生和功能

随着研究和开发各种形式生物多样性的普遍趋势，并且由于更容易获得设备和方法，从而使鉴定程序更加快捷，有关内生真菌的研究最近得到了极大的推动。现有数据强调，除植物寄主外，内生菌始终与生物群落的其他组成部分相互作用，并且考虑到微生物群落的种类，还应考虑微生物群落的相互影响。由于可能的翻译应用，尤其是在作物管理方面，弄清这些复杂的生态关系至关重要。但是，这需要有关植物物种的可用信息，对内生植物的生态环境或功能类别进行了全面检查。在此目标下，似乎有必要进行协调的努力来组织当前的知识，以增加新发现的意义和实际影响。