A comparative study of endophytic and epiphytic fungal association with leaf of Eucalyptus citriodora Hook., and their antimicrobial activity

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1941-1948

  Kharwar, Ravindra N ^a   Gond, Surendra K ^a   Kumar, Anuj ^a   Mishra, Ashish ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Cladosporium cladosporioides; Endophytic fungi; Phyllosphere

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANAMORPHIC; ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DIVERSITY INDEX; DOMINANT SPECIES; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI; FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; FUNGAL ISOLATES; FUNGAL SPECIES; INDEX OF SIMILARITIES; LEAF SEGMENTS; LEAF SURFACES; LEAF TISSUES; PHYLLOSPHERES;

CULTIVATION; ESSENTIAL OILS; HISTOLOGY;

FUNGI;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; DRECHSLERA ROSTRATA; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGI; HUMICOLA GRISEA; NIGROSPORA ORYZAE; PENICILLIUM; PESTALOTIA;

EID: 77957687678     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0374-y     Document Type: Article

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