Antibacterial activity of endophytic fungi from leaves of Indigofera suffruticosa Miller (Fabaceae)

Antibacterial activity of endophytic fungi from leaves of Indigofera suffruticosa Miller (Fabaceae)

Endophytic fungi were isolated from healthy leaves of Indigofera suffruticosa Miller, a medicinal plant found in Brazil, and used in folk medicine to treat various diseases. Among 65 endophytic fungi isolated, 18 fungi showed activity against at least one tested microorganism in preliminary screenin...

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Main Authors: Irailton Prazeres dos eSantos, Luis Cláudio Nascimento eDa Silva, Janete Magali de eAraújo, Marilene da Silva eCavalcanti, Vera Lucia eMenezes Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Antibacterial activity
medicinal plants
endophytic microorganisms
Nigrospora sphaerica
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00350/full

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