Bizzaro World Turfgrass Edition

The fungus Epichloë typhina, several other species of Epichloë, and the closely related asexual species of form genus Neotyphodium, are symbionts of cool-season grasses, which are known as “endophytes.”

Neotyphodium endophyte intercellural hyphae

Intercellular hyphae of the Neotyphodium endophyte. Photo: Dr. Philip Halisky, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University

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