Antimicrobial Activity of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Avicennia marina Plant, Red Sea, Egypt

This study provides an overview of the potential of endophytic fungi isolated from leaves, stems, mangrove roots A. marina as a producer of antibiotics tested for Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans. This research was carried out in the microbiology laboratory of the Health Polytechnic of the Ministry of Health of Riau from March to June 2017. This study used a laboratory experimental method, the data presented in descriptive form. The stages of the study were: identification of A. marina plants, fungal isolation, qualitative tests of flavonoids isolates from endophytic fungal, and antibacterial activity test. The results showed that from 15 isolates of endophytic fungi, 5 isolates producing antibiotics. FAA 3 isolate showed the highest antibiotic activity with 24 mm the diameter of the inhibitory zone, while the lowest inhibition zone was FAA 4 isolate by forming a diameter of inhibitory zone of 7 mm and the results of qualitative tests of metabolites showed as secondary flvonoid metabolites. This research can be used as a source of information for the community in utilizing mangrove plants as an alternative in improving health.

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Isolation and screening of endophytic fungi from three plants used in traditional medicine in Nigeria for antimicrobial activity

International Journal of Green Pharmacy ◽

10.4103/0973-8258.150929 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 58 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

AdeleyeIsaac Adeyemi ◽

MAdongbede Erute ◽

TSeriki Abiodun ◽

RAbass Tolulope

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Traditional Medicine ◽

Endophytic Fungi

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Distribution of soil organic carbon in the mangrove Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. along the Egyptian Red Sea Coast

Regional Studies in Marine Science ◽

10.1016/j.rsma.2015.05.006 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 76-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Ebrahem M. Eid ◽

Kamal H. Shaltout

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Organic Carbon ◽

Red Sea ◽

Avicennia Marina ◽

Red Sea Coast ◽

Sea Coast

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Evaluation of antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of bioactive compounds produced from endophytic fungi of Himalayan yew (Taxus wallichiana) in Nepal

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.23250.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

pp. 379 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dhurva Prasad Gauchan ◽

Pratistha Kandel ◽

Astha Tuladhar ◽

Ashesh Acharya ◽

Upendra Kadel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Secondary Metabolites ◽

Ethyl Acetate ◽

Bioactive Compounds ◽

Endophytic Fungi ◽

Diffusion Method ◽

Dry Extract ◽

Brine Shrimp Lethality Assay ◽

Fungal Extracts ◽

Taxus Wallichiana

Background: Endophytic fungi are largely underexplored in the discovery of natural bioactive products though being rich sources of novel compounds with promising pharmaceutical potential. In this study, Taxus wallichiana, which has huge medicinal value, was investigated for its endophytic diversity and capability to produce bioactive secondary metabolites by analyzing antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties. Methods: The endophytes were identified by ITS-PCR using genomic DNA samples. The secondary metabolites were extracted by solvent extraction method using ethyl acetate. The antioxidant activity was analyzed by Thin Layer Chromatography, Total Phenol Content (TPC), Total Flavonoid Content (TFC) and DPPH assay, and the antimicrobial activity was analyzed by agar-well diffusion method. Brine shrimp lethality assay was used to analyze the cytotoxicity of the fungal extracts. Results: Out of 16 different Taxus trees sampled from different locations of Dhorpatan, 13 distinctive endophytic fungi were isolated and grouped into 9 different genera: Bjerkandera, Trichoderma, Preussia, Botrytis, Arthrinium, Alternaria, Cladosporium, Sporormiella and Daldinia. The ethyl acetate extracts isolated from three endophytic fungi: Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium cladosporioides and Alternaria brassicae showed significant TPC values of 204±6.144, 312.3±2.147 and 152.7±4.958µg GAE/mg of dry extract, respectively, and TFC values of 177.9±2.911, 644.1±4.202 and 96.38±3.851µg RE/mg of dry extract, respectively. Furthermore, these three extracts showed a dose dependent radical scavenging activity with IC50 concentration of 22.85, 22.15 and 23.001 µg/ml, respectively. The extracts of C. cladosporioides and A. brassicae also showed promising antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 250μg/ml for all bacteria. Both the samples showed cytotoxic property against shrimp nauplii with LC50 of 104.2 and 125.9µg/ml, respectively. Conclusions: The crude fungal extracts obtained from endophytes: A. alternata, C. cladosporioides and A. brassicae upon purification and further identification of the bioactive compounds can be a fascinating source for novel pharmaceutical agents.

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Antimicrobial and larvicidal potential of endophytic fungi isolated from Tragia involucrata Linn.

Annals of Plant Sciences ◽

10.21746/aps.2017.01.002 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (01) ◽

pp. 1494 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ananda Danagoudar ◽

Chandrashekhar G. Joshi* ◽

M.T. Nivya ◽

H.M. Manjunath ◽

Jagadeesha Poyya ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Ethyl Acetate ◽

Larvicidal Activity ◽

Endophytic Fungi ◽

Ethyl Acetate Extract ◽

Penicillium Citrinum ◽

Diffusion Method ◽

Disc Diffusion Method ◽

The People ◽

Therapeutic Compounds

Endophytic fungi are one of the untapped resources of therapeutic compounds for various diseases. The present study focused on the antimicrobial as well as larvicidal activity of ethyl acetate extract of endophytic fungi isolated from Tragia involucrata. The ethyl acetate extract of Penicillium citrinum CGJ-C1 (GenBank No.KT780618), Penicillium citrinum CGJ-C2 (KP739821), Cladosporium sp. (KP739822), and Cryptendoxyla hypophloia CGJ-D2 (KT780619) was subjected to antimicrobial activity against a panel of microorganisms by disc diffusion method, larvicidal activity against Culex quinquefasciatus. All the extracts showed significant antimicrobial activity against the tested organisms ranging from 8±0.32 to 13±2.11. The extent of activity was comparable to the standard drugs. The larvicidal potential of the endophytes was superior to T.involucrata extract. The larvicidal activity was found to be dose and time dependent with LC50 value ranging from 4.25- 158.06ppm after 24hrs of treatment. This is the first report on the bioactivity of the endophytes isolated from T.involucrata. Further studies on the bio-guided isolation of lead compound will benefit the people suffering from microbe’s related diseases.

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