Fungal endophytes from the three-leaved caper, Crataeva magna (Lour.) DC. (Capparidaceae)

Mycopathologia. 2005 Feb;159(2):245-9. doi: 10.1007/s11046-004-5497-y.

Abstract

Fungal endophytes were isolated from Crataeva magna, a medicinal plant growing along the streams and rivers, constituting riparian vegetation in Karnataka, southern India. Fresh bark and twig pieces were used for the isolation using standard methods. Ninety-six endophytic fungal isolates were isolated from 800 bark and twig segments. Mitosporic fungi represented as a major group (85%) followed by zygomycetes (10%) and ascomycetes (5%). Bark samples contained more endophytes than twig samples. Verticillium, Nigrospora oryzae and Fusarium verticilloides were the dominant fungal endophytes.

MeSH terms

  • Capparis / microbiology*
  • India
  • Mitosporic Fungi / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Bark / microbiology