Symbionts, agonists, mutualists and commensals, why are endophytic fungi so important? The answer is "FERICE" - fast, everywhere, rich, innocuous, cheap and easy.
Fungi continously demonstrare their candidature for "fine-tuned biotechnological machines". Mainly, they are studied for their use as biochemical tools. The end-products are to be used in pharmaceutics, agriculture and industry.