Antimicrobial activity of endophytic fungi associated with Orchidaceae in Brazil

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1381-1391

  Vaz, Aline B M ^a   Mota, Rubens C ^a   Bomfim, Maria Rosa Q ^a   Vieira, Mariana L A ^a   Zani, Carlos L ^b   Rosa, Carlos A ^a   Rosa, Luiz H ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Endophytic fungi; Tropical orchids

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CRUDE EXTRACT; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUMS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ORCHIDACEAE; PATHOGENIC YEAST; SEMI-DECIDUOUS; TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; YEAST;

TROPICS;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; UFMGCB 1111; UFMGCB 1132; UFMGCB 1163; UFMGCB 1270; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; ENDOPHYTE; FECAL COLIFORM; FUNGUS; HERB; INHIBITOR;

ALTERNARIA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHYTE; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSTAGONOSPORA OPUNTIAE; TROPICS;

ALTERNARIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

BRAZIL;

ALTERNARIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; ORCHIDACEAE; SCLEROSTAGONOSPORA;

EID: 74549118409     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W09-101     Document Type: Article

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