Found in every plant species, the diversity of endophytic micro-organisms can be extremely high within different plant organs and tissue types. In trees, their ecological roles with respect to host tree can vary from latent pathogens or saprophytes to neutral commensalists and mutualists. Given their high diversity, and their bio-active nature, endophytes are currently being associated with a role in tree health against insect herbivores and fungal pathogens, as well as improving tree properties in phytoremediation. Meanwhile there is increasing interest in the potential of some tree endophytes as new sources of drug compounds. The first book on tree endophytes in several years, and containing contributions from leading authors in the field, this book provides an important reference text for professional researchers and advanced students.

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1. Structure of Diversity in Dark Septate Endophytes: From Species to Genes; C.R. Grünig, T.N. Sieber.- **2. Diversity of Fungal Endophytes in Temperate Forest Trees; M. Unterseher.- **3. The Holomorph Apiognomonia quercina/Discula quercina as a Pathogen/Endophyte in Oak; S. Moricca, A. Ragazzi.- **4. Diversity of Fungal Endophytes in Tropical Trees; T.S. Suryanarayanan.- 5. Tree Endophytes and Wood Biodegradation; J. Rodríguez et al.- **6. Diversity of Endophytic Bacteria in Forest Trees; H. Izumi.- 7. The Genomes of Endophytic Bacteria; A.C. Frank.- **8. Endophytic Bacteria in Tree Shoot Tissues and Their Effects on Host; A.M. Pirttilä.- **9. Growth-Promoting Endophytic Fungi of Forest Trees; S.L. Doty.- **10. The endophytic Trichoderma hamatum Isolate DIS 219b Enhances Seedling Growth and Delays the Onset of Drought Stress in Theobroma cacao; B.A. Bailey et al.- **11. Responses of Foliar Endophytes to Pollution; M. Helander et al.- **12. Dark Septate Endophytes and Mycorrhizal Fungi of Trees Affected by Pollution; M. Likar.- **13. Improved Phytoremediation of Organic Contaminants through Engineering of Bacterial Endophytes of Trees; S. Taghavi et al.- **14. Endophyte-Assisted Phytoremediation of Explosives in Poplar Trees by Methylobacterium populi BJ001T; B. Van Aken et al.- **15. Foliar Endophytes of Spruce Species Found in the Acadian Forest: Basis and Potential for Improving the Tolerance of the Forest to Spruce Budworm; J.D. Miller.- **16. Endophytes in Forest Management: Four Challenges; G. Newcombe.- **17. Antimicrobial Compounds from Tree Endophytes; A. Schueffler, T. Anke.- **18. Potential of TreeEndophytes as Sources for New Drug Compounds; M.V. Tejesvi, A.M. Pirttilä.