A microbe living in the plant host without causing disease. Some even stimulate plant growth under adverse conditions and some can act as biological control agents. See lifestyles (adj. endophytic).
Adapted from: Tronsmo, A.M., Collinge, D.B., Djurle, A., Munk, L., Yuen, J. and. Tronsmo, A. 2020 Plant pathology and plant diseases. CABI, Wallingford.
ISBN 9781789243185.
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