Biodiversity of endophytic fungi in different leaf ages of Calotropis procera and their antimicrobial activity

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-86

  Nascimento, T L ^a,b   Oki, Y ^c   Lima, D M M ^a,b   Almeida Cortez, J S ^b   Fernandes, G Wilson ^d   Souza Motta, C M ^a,b  

^a Micoteca URM Culture Collection   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial potential; Invasive species; Medicinal plants; Plant bioprospecting; Plant development; Plant ontogeny

Indexed keywords

CALOTROPIS PROCERA; COLLETOTRICHUM DEMATIUM; CURVULARIA PALLESCENS; FUNGI; GUIGNARDIA BIDWELLII; MYCOTA; PHAEORAMULARIA CALOTROPIDIS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84923844371     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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