Microbial Symbionts in Medicinal Plants
Microbial symbionts in medicinal plants play a pivotal role in enhancing plant health, growth, and the production of bioactive compounds. These microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes, establish beneficial relationships with plants, influencing their metabolism and stress resilience. Recent studies have shown that microbial communities in plant rhizospheres or endospheres can enhance the synthesis of pharmacologically active compounds, improving the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants. By modulating plant secondary metabolism, microbial symbionts may contribute to higher yields of medicinal molecules, offering new avenues for sustainable production and discovery of natural products with pharmacological significance for human health.