Identification and characterization of endophytic fungi associated with the leaves of Moringa oleifera Lam

• Main Authors: Panes, Vivian A, Carbungco, E.S, Pedroche, N.B, De la Cruz, T.E
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: explants; fungal endophytes; metabolites; morphospecies; Biodiversity; Biology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/59; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1061&context=biology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Fungal endophytes live within host plants and are recently gaining interest as sources of biologically active secondary metabolites. In this research, fungal endophytes associated with leaves of Moringa oleifera Lam. were isolated, characterized and identified. Leaf samples from two moringa trees we...