title: Antimicrobial potential of endophytic fungi derived from three seagrass species: Cymodocea serrulata, Halophila ovalis and Thalassia hemprichii.
abstract: Endophytic fungi from three commonly found seagrasses in southern Thailand were explored for their ability to produce antimicrobial metabolites. One hundred and sixty endophytic fungi derived from Cymodoceaserrulata (Family Cymodoceaceae), Halophilaovalis and Thalassiahemprichii (Family Hydrocharitaceae) were screened for production of antimicrobial compounds by a colorimetric broth microdilution test against ten human pathogenic microorganisms including Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, a clinical isolate of methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Escherichia coli ATCC 25923, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Candida albicans ATCC 90028 and NCPF 3153, Cryptococcus neoformans ATCC 90112 and ATCC 90113 and clinical isolates of Microsporumgypseum and Penicilliummarneffei. Sixty-nine percent of the isolates exhibited antimicrobial activity against at least one test strain. Antifungal activity was more pronounced than antibacterial activity. Among the active fungi, seven isolates including Hypocreales sp. PSU-ES26 from C. serrulata, Trichoderma spp. PSU-ES8 and PSU-ES38 from H. ovalis, and Penicillium sp. PSU-ES43, Fusarium sp. PSU-ES73, Stephanonectria sp. PSU-ES172 and an unidentified endophyte PSU-ES190 from T. hemprichii exhibited strong antimicrobial activity against human pathogens with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of less than 10 µg/ml. The inhibitory extracts at concentrations of 4 times their MIC destroyed the targeted cells as observed by scanning electron microscopy. These results showed the antimicrobial potential of extracts from endophytic fungi from seagrasses.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Natural Products Research Center of Excellence, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.
authors: Preuttiporn
authors: P
authors: Supaphon
authors: Souwalak
authors: S
authors: Phongpaichit
authors: Vatcharin
authors: V
authors: Rukachaisirikul
authors: Jariya
authors: J
authors: Sakayaroj
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001483:Base Sequence; D045424:Complex Mixtures / Q000494:pharmacology; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D060026:Endophytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D031321:Hydrocharitaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D045424:Complex Mixtures; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
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