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"There is a group of fungi called which are endophytic - living inside plants without causing them any trouble," explains Dr Dick Shaw of CABI.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2013

The effects may be due merely to the shading action of a parasite—e.g. epiphytic fungi—or to actual destruction of the tissues invaded—e.g. by endophytic fungi—or the tissues may be burnt, poisoned, etc.

From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall

Even harmless endophytic algae in the intercellular spaces of plants may stimulate the cells in their immediate neighbourhood to increased growth, e.g.

From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall