“…Fungi harbor a wide diversity of bacterial endosymbionts that are specifically adapted to colonize their fungal hosts and significantly influence host-relevant fungal phenotypes, including metabolism, cell wall organization, development, and plant host colonization 35,58,59,81,90,94,96-106 . Additionally, endobacteria are a source of potent mycotoxins that can influence fungal pathogenesis in plants and insects 59,60,81,90,107,108 . New patient populations are now susceptible to a broadening diversity of basal saprobic fungi, which are a major emerging cause of clinically important superficial and disseminated fungal infections 18,109 .…”