ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPLORATION OF THE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS

Bacterial endophytes are known to reside inside tissues of plants and can form a variety different relationships including symbiotic, mutualistic, commensalistic ammensalism. There has been increasing evidence, that endophytic bacteria stimulus plant growth significantly by the production phytohormones analogous PGPR activity. In present study, leaf explants 6 medicinally important viz. Abrus precatorius (AP), Aegle marmelos (AM), Aloe barbadensis (AB), Annona squamosal (AS), Azadirachta indica (AI) Oscimum sanctum (OS) were used for isolation characterization bacterial via morphological, biochemical examinations. Total 21 isolated on Luria-Bertani (LB) Nutrient agar medium. Isolates further screened enzymatic activity (amylase, protease, cellulase lipase), antifungal potential against fungal pathogen Aspergillus niger. Endophytic isolates from marmelos, barbadensis, showed maximum amylase, cellulase, lipase activities in addition activities. The will be useful as possible source novel bioactive metabolites biopesticides biofertilizers.