Exploring the Endophytic Fungal Species Associated with the Medicinal Plant Chromolaena odorata from Manipur, India | Chapter 1 | Innovations in Biological Science Vol. 8

 

Natural products are the major sources of bioactive compounds with vast applications in medicine, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, food industry, textile industry, and cosmetic industry. Chromolaena odorata is a medicinal plant that possesses several therapeutic properties, including antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and antioxidant, and has been used in traditional medicine by different ethnic groups in various parts of the world. Study on distribution, diversity, antifungal activity and biochemical analysis of endophytic fungi is the primary focus of this chapter. In this study, endophytic fungi were isolated from the leaves, stems, roots, and inflorescence of C. odorata and identified based on morphological properties. Nineteen sporulating endophytic fungi belonging to 9 genera were obtained. The highest Isolation rate was found in the stem part (34.75%); the highest overall Colonization frequency (%) was shown by Chaetomium globosum (8.51%); the maximum Infection rate was found in root segments (77.86%); and the maximum number of isolates belong to Sordariomycetes, showing 43.50%. The highest degree of diversity was recorded in the leaf part having Simpson’s diversity value of 0.99. Petri plate dual culture antifungal activity has shown that all the sporulating isolates possess antifungal properties. The qualitative biochemical analysis reveals that all the endophytic fungi produce flavonoids and phenols. This indicates that endophytic fungi are a storehouse of natural compounds. Exploring the diverse potential of endophytic fungi through research on their biological activities and secondary metabolites using Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and Nuclear magnetic resonance are promising areas for future scientific investigation.

 

 

Author(s) Details

Kistu Singh Nongthombam
Department of Life Sciences (Botany), Manipur University, Canchipur-795003, Manipur, India.

 

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Organo-mineral Complex Improved with Aspergillus niger and Penicillum chrysogenum on the Growth of Solanum lycopersicum | Chapter 4 | Research Advances in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 6

 The healthful growth of Solanum lycopersicum (attractive woman) in the intensive sophistication system causes loss of soil output. A useful alternative is the use of an organo-mineral complex, named REGENA MIN-LH 15® The purpose of this work search out analyze the response of S. lycopersicum in weak soil treated accompanying REGENA MIN-LH 15® improved accompanying A. niger and P. chrysogenum. There, disinfected and undisinfected S. lycopersicum seeds were planted, with the only response changing: biomass at seedling and blooming, the experimental dossier were analyzed by ANOVA/Tukey (P ≤  0.05). The results accompanied rapid pregnancy when the S. lycopersicum seed that was disinfected was sown in soil weak in nitrogen and phosphorus discussed with REGENA MIN-LH 15® plus A. niger and P. chrysogenum in accordance with fresh/dry burden to seedling and flowering: the disinfected beginning recorded 0.467 g of occurring in the air dry weight (ADW) and 0.060 g of radical dry burden (RDW), numerical principles with statistical distinctness compared to the 0.436 g of ADW and the 0.039 g of RDW of the source disinfected from S. lycopersicum fed only accompanying a 100% mineral resolution (relative control) without REGENA MIN-LH 15® or A. niger/P. chrysogenum. These results support that REGENA MIN-LH 15® accompanying A. niger and P. chrysogenum can be an option for the renovation of the chemical characteristics associated with the output of an agricultural soil, outside compromising the healthy tumor of S. lycopersicum.

Author(s) Details:

Juan Luis Ignacio-De la Cruz,
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Chemical-Biological Research Institute, University Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Calle F J Mujica S/N, Col Felicitas del Rio, CP 58,000, Morelia, Michoacan, México.

Blanca Celeste Saucedo-Martínez,
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Chemical-Biological Research Institute, University Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Calle F J Mujica S/N, Col Felicitas del Rio, CP 58,000, Morelia, Michoacan, México.

Juan Manuel Sánchez-Yáñez,
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Chemical-Biological Research Institute, University Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Calle F J Mujica S/N, Col Felicitas del Rio, CP 58,000, Morelia, Michoacan, México.

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