sentences:  For most of their life cycle however, "Epichloë" grow in the intercellular space of stems, leaves, inflorescences, and seeds of the grass plant without incurring symptoms of disease.In fact, they provide several benefits to their host, including the production of different herbivore-deterring alkaloids, increased stress resistance, and growth promotion.Within the family Clavicipitaceae, "Epichloë" is embedded in a group of endophytic and plant pathogenic fungi, whose common ancestor probably derived from an animal pathogen.