Evaluation of Endophytes for their Antimicrobial activity from Indigenous Medicinal Plants belonging to North Maharashtra region India .

Abstract

Evaluation of some endophytes have been carried for their possible antimicrobial activity from various parts of medicinal plants belonging to Jalgaon Maharashtra (India).A total of seventy eight bacterial endophytes and one hundred fourty two fungal endophytes were isolated from the aerial and underground parts of selected medicinal plants .Fifteen positive endophytic bacterial isolates and fourteen positive endophytic fungal isolates possess antifungal and antibacterial activity respectively. Bacterial isolates KB4 from roots of roots of P.glabra, NB6 from stem of E.globulus and HB3 from rhizomes of C.longa have strong antifungal activity. Endophytic fungi AFR1, AFR4, AFR7 from roots of A.vera possess strong antibacterial activity against S. typhi in dual culture assay.