Endophytes as sources of bioactive products

An increase in the number of people in the world having health problems caused by various cancers, drug-resistant bacteria, parasitic protozoans, and fungi is a cause for alarm. An intensive search for newer and more effective agents to deal with these disease problems is now under way and endophytes are a novel source of potentially useful medicinal compounds. (C) 2003 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.