Potential Roles for Endophytic Fungi in Biotechnological Processes: A Review

2019 ◽  
pp. 327-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Shankar Naik
Keyword(s):  
Endophytic Fungi ◽  
Biotechnological Processes

scholarly journals Investigating the diversity of endophytic fungi colonizing leaves of three species of mangroves in Corentyne, Berbice, Guyana

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-250
Author(s):  
Vashti D. Sital ◽  
Phillip N.B. Da Silva ◽  
Ferial Pestano
Keyword(s):  
Endophytic Fungi ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Rhizophora Mangle ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Laguncularia Racemosa ◽  
Disease Symptoms ◽  
Red Mangrove ◽  
Biotechnological Processes ◽  
Living Tissues

Endophytic fungi are those that colonize the living tissues of plants without causing any disease symptoms. As colonisers of different parts and species of plants, they offer protection to the plant against herbivore and insect pest damages while also producing secondary metabolites which can be used in biotechnological processes. The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of endophytic fungi colonizing the leaves of the Avicenna germinans (Black mangrove), Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove) and Laguncularia racemosa (white mangrove), from Palmyra, Bush Lot Beach and Wellington Park Beach, Corentyne, Berbice, Guyana South America. A total of 303 isolates were obtained from this study. These isolates were classified into 18 species and 9 genera. The 18 species obtained are Aspergillus calidoustus, A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. luchuensis, A. nidulans, A. niger, A. terreus. Aspergillus spp., Alternaria spp., Candida krusei, Cladosporium spp., Curvurlaria spp., Fusarium spp., Penicillium spp., Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium citrinum, Pythopthora spp., and Rhizopus spp. Based on the Shannon Weiner Diversity Index (H’) calculation, Avicenna germinans was found to have the greatest species diversity followed by Rhizophora mangle and then Laguncularia racemosa. Aspergillus was found to be the most dominant genus of all isolates with A. niger and A. flavus being the most common species among all three species of mangroves.

scholarly journals Antitumor Potential of Seaweed Derived-Endophytic Fungi

Antibiotics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaiz Rodrigues Teixeira ◽  
Gustavo Souza dos Santos ◽  
Lorene Armstrong ◽  
Pio Colepicolo ◽  
Hosana Maria Debonsi
Keyword(s):  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Endophytic Fungi ◽  
Anticancer Compounds ◽  
Biotechnological Potential ◽  
Antitumor Potential ◽  
Promising Target ◽  
Biotechnological Processes ◽  
Ecological Relations ◽  
Therapeutic Alternatives

The marine environment presents a high biodiversity and a valuable source of bioactive compounds with therapeutic and biotechnological potential. Among the organisms present in marine environment, the endophytic fungi isolated from seaweed stand out. These microorganisms have aroused interest in the scientific community regarding its various activities such as antiviral, antimicrobial, antioxidant, photoprotective, cytotoxic, genotoxic, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer, besides establishing important ecological relations with its hosts. Anticancer molecules derived from marine natural sources are a promising target against different types of cancer. The disease’s high rates of morbidity and mortality affect millions of people world wild and the search for new therapeutic alternatives is needed. Thus, this review partially summarizes the methodologies for the isolation of seaweed-derived endophytic fungi, as well as describes the anticancer compounds isolated from such microorganisms, reported in the literature from 2009 to the present. In addition, it describes how some biotechnological processes can help in the discovery of bioactive compounds, especially with anticancer activity.

Leaf surface and endophytic fungi associated with onion leaves and their antagonistic activity against Alternaria porri.

2015 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sobhy I. I. Abdel-Hafez ◽  
Kamal A. M. Abo-Elyousr ◽  
Ismail R. Abdel-Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Endophytic Fungi ◽  
Leaf Surface ◽  
Antagonistic Activity ◽  
Alternaria Porri

Effects of Physical Plasma on Biotechnological Processes in Mycelia of the Cultivated Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (Agaricomycetes)

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 521-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beate Haertel ◽  
Christian Backer ◽  
Kevin Lindner ◽  
Doreen Musebeck ◽  
Christian Schulze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ganoderma Lucidum ◽  
Medicinal Mushroom ◽  
Biotechnological Processes ◽  
Physical Plasma
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