To discover microorganisms that naturally possess chemical weapons against the phytopathogen Fusarium oxysporum, biological and diversity of plant leaf endophytes was investigated. Endophytes were isolated from palm tree Astrocaryum sciophyllum collected in pristine forests French Guiana. Several Xylariaceae inhibited growth F. oxysporum further explored. Antifungal specialized metabolites BSNB...

Abstract The xylariaceous genus Dematophora has recently been resurrected and segregated from Rosellinia based on a molecular phylogeny morphological characters. This was an important taxonomic change because in the current sense contains several pathogens, while is limited to mainly saprotrophic species that have endophytic stage their life cycle may even beneficial effects host plants. During...