InhaltsangabeWhat are Endophytes?.- What are Endophytes?.- Endophytic Bacteria.- Spectrum and Population Dynamics of Bacterial Root Endophytes.- Bacterial Endophytes as Elicitors of Induced Systemic Resistance.- Control of Plant Pathogenic Fungi with Bacterial Endophytes.- Role of Proteins Secreted by Rhizobia in Symbiotic Interactions with Leguminous Roots.- Research on Endophytic Bacteria: Recent Advances with Forest Trees.- Endophytic Fungi.- Biodiversity of Fungal Root-Endophyte Communities and Populations, in Particular of the Dark Septate Endophyte Phialocephala fortinii s. l.- Endophytic Root Colonization by Fusarium Species: Histology, Plant Interactions, and Toxicity.- Microbial Endophytes of Orchid Roots.- Fungal Endophytes in Submerged Roots.- Nematophagous Fungi as Root Endophytes.- Molecular Diversity and Ecological Roles of Mycorrhiza-Associated Sterile Fungal Endophytes in Mediterranean Ecosystems.- Oidiodendron maius: Saprobe in Sphagnum Peat, Mutualist in Ericaceous Roots?.- Mycorrhizal and Endophytic Fungi of Epacrids (Ericaceae).- Mutualistic Interactions with Fungal Root Endophytes.- Understanding the Roles of Multifunctional Mycorrhizal and Endophytic Fungi.- Methods.- Isolation Procedures for Endophytic Microorganisms.- Microbial Interactions with Plants: a Hidden World?.- Application of Molecular Fingerprinting Techniques to Explore the Diversity of Bacterial Endophytic Communities.