title: Fungal endophytes from the three-leaved caper, Crataeva magna (Lour.) DC. (Capparidaceae).
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Botany and Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Monnanda S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nalini
authors.forename: Basavanna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mahesh
authors.forename: Mysore V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Tejesvi
authors.forename: Harischandra S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Ven
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Subbaiah
authors.forename: Kukkundur R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kini
authors.forename: Huntrike S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D031484:Capparis / Q000382:microbiology*; D007194:India; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D024301:Plant Bark / Q000382:microbiology