the cypress family, cupressaceae, has a global dispersion. currently, endophytic microorganisms from plants are being investigated for their diversity and bioactivities. here, we aimed at exploration and characterization of cultivable endophytic fungi from foliar tissues of cupressaceae, i.e. cupressus arizonica, c. sempervirens var. cereiformis, c. sempervirens var. fastigiata, juniperus excel...

This is a review of anticancer agents isolated from endophytic fungi from 1990–2010. Endophytic fungi are defined as fungi that live asymptomatically within the tissues of higher plants. The designation ‘anticancer’ is based on the assessment of the authors of the paper of the cytotoxicity of each compound against specific cancer cell lines. Many of the compounds reported here were isolated exc...

Endophytes are fungi that cause asymptomatic infections in leaves and stems of healthy plants. This study evaluated the presence of endophytic fungi on leaves of Rosa hybrida collected in Bogota, (Colombia) using histological techniques and light microscopy. Histological preparations showed fungal mycelium with few cells in the vascular tissue. Colonization of mesophyll cells was not observed. ...

PURPOSE Coleus amboinicus is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat various diseases such as throat infection, cough and fever, diarrhea, nasal congestion and digestive problems. The plant was explored for endophytic fungi producing antimicrobial agents. METHODS Screening for endophytic fungi producing antimicrobial agents was conducted using agar plug method and antimicrobial activity...

endophytes are organisms present in the internal tissues living in symbiotic association with plants. these organisms may be used as alternative source of many secondary metabolites production. the present study was conducted to explore the endophytic fungi that colonize the inner tissues of medicinal plant mimusops elengi l. out of 100 plant segments of both leaves and twigs of mimusops elengi...

During the study on endophytic fungi of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), 655 fungal isolates were obtained and studied taxonomically. Based on morphological and ITS sequences data, 15 species belonging to 10 genera including Alternaria brassicicola, A. chlamydospora, A. malorum, A. atra, Arthrinium phaeospermum, A. sacchari, Aspergillus nidulans, A. wentii, Beauveria bassiana, Cheatomium elatum, ...

Endophytic fungi promote plant growth through the production of IAA, siderophore and phosphate solubilization. Out of thirty fungal endophytes isolated from tomato roots grown in a stressed, cold climate of Central Himalayan hills of district Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India twelve showed distinct morphological and study was undertaken, to understand the plant growth promoting properties possess...

Paclitaxel is a medicinal ingredient with high anticancer activity and widely used in hospitals and clinics. In this study, we isolate endophytic fungi efficiently producing paclitaxel from yew for the purpose of paclitaxel manufacture.The bark of Taxus wallichiana var. mairei was surface sterilized and then inoculated in potato dextrose agar culture medium to isolate endophytic fungi. The pacl...

Most antiretroviral drugs currently in use to treat an HIV-1 infection are chemically synthesized and lead to the development of viral resistance, as well as cause severe toxicities. However, a largely unexplored source for HIV-1 drug discovery is endophytic fungi that live in a symbiotic relationship with plants. These fungi produce biologically active secondary metabolites, which are natural ...

In the past two decades, a great deal of information on the role of endophytic microorganisms in nature has been collected. The capability of colonizing internal host tissues has made endophytes valuable for agriculture as a tool to improve crop performance. In this review, we addressed the major topics concerning the control of insects-pests by endophytic microorganisms. Several examples of in...