Antibacterial Activity of Twenty Different Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Calotropis procera and Time Kill Assay

Abstract

Background: Development of drug resistance in bacteria is a common and alarming problem worldwide and there is continuous and urgent need of antibacterial agents. Endophytes offer a plethora of secondary metabolites with various biological activities. These secondary metabolites may help the host plant in defense from pathogens and insects, growth stimulators also helps the host plant in stress tolerance. Calotropis procera is a well-known medicinal plant, used to cure various health ailments traditionally. So, the endophytic fungi isolated from different tissues (leaf, stem and root) of C. procera were evaluated for their antibacterial potential.