Abstract: In the present study, endophytes have been analyzed as a source of antimicrobial agents for the treatment and prevention of plant and human diseases. The endophytic fungi were isolated and then fungal culture broth, fungal mycelia and the crude extract was evaluated for antimicrobial activity against twelve test pathogens using agar well diffusion bioassay. An endophytic fungal isolate obtained from the leaf of Syzygium cumini showed antimicrobial activity against seven bacterial and five fungal test pathogens (involving two plant fungal pathogens). The antimicrobial compound was broad spectrum in action and also showed activity against the fungal test pathogens which could not be inhibited by the standard antibiotic fluconazol (in 1mg/ml concentration). The minimal inhibitory values of the crude extract ranged from 0.234 to 32000µg/ml.
Keywords: Endophytes, human diseases, crude extract, antimicrobial compound, broad spectrum.
Title: Antagonistic Activity Of Endophytic Fungi Isolated From Syzygium Cumini (L.) Skeels
Author: Dr. Pranay Jain, Priyanka Sharma
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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