Endophytic fungi from Chilean native gymnosperms: Antimicrobial activity against human and phytopathogenic fungi

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 813-819

  Hormazabal, E ^a   Piontelli, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chilean gymnosperms; Endophytes

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; CHILEAN GYMNOSPERMS; CLADOSPORIUM; COLONY GROWTHS; CRUDE EXTRACTS; CULTURE MEDIUMS; ENDOPHYTES; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGUS; INHIBITED GROWTHS; LIQUID CULTURES; MICRODILUTION; PATHOGENIC FUNGUS; PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS;

POLYSACCHARIDES; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

FUNGI;

ACREMONIUM (ASCOMYCOTA); ACREMONIUM STRICTUM; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM FUNICOLA; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM TENUISSIMUM; CURVULARIA; CURVULARIA PROTUBERATA; FUNGI; GYMNOSPERMAE; MALBRANCHEA; MICROSPHAEROPSIS OLIVACEA; MYCELIUM (GENUS); PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 64449084686     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9953-6     Document Type: Article

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