Endophytic Fungal Flora from Roots and Fruits of an Indian Neem Plant Azadirachta indica A. Juss., and Impact of Culture Media on their Isolation

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 469-476

  Verma, Vijay C ^a   Gond, Surendra K ^a   Kumar, Anuj ^a   Kharwar, Ravindra N ^a   Boulanger, Lori Ann ^b   Strobel, Gary A ^c  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti microbial activity; Azadirachta indica; Biodiversity; Fungal endophytes; Isolation media

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; COELOMYCETES; COLLETOTRICHUM; DRECHSLERA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMICOLA; HYPHOMYCETES; MYCELIA STERILIA; SCYTALIDIUM;

EID: 80054122579     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-011-0121-6     Document Type: Article

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