Endophytic fungi

Antimicrobial and antitumor activity and diversity of endophytic fungi from traditional Chinese medicinal plant Cephalotaxus hainanensis Li

Y. - H. Liu, Hu, X. - P., Li, W., Cao, X. - Y., Yang, H. - R., Lin, S. - T., Xu, C. - B., Liu, S. - X., Li, C. - F., Liu, Y. - H., Hu, X. - P., Li, W., Cao, X. - Y., Yang, H. - R., Lin, S. - T., Xu, C. - B., Liu, S. - X., and Li, C. - F., “Antimicrobial and antitumor activity and diversity of endophytic fungi from traditional Chinese medicinal plant Cephalotaxus hainanensis Li”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Endophytes from Cephalotaxus hainanensis Li, an important source of anti-leukemia drugs, have not been widely explored. In this study, 265 endophytic fungal isolates from C. hainanensis Li were screened for antimicrobial activities against tilapia, banana, rice, and rape and for antitumor activities against human leukemia cell lines (K562, NB4, and HL-60). Diversity was also analyzed.

Diversity of endophytic fungi of Myricaria laxiflora grown under pre- and post-flooding conditions

W. Tian, Bi, Y. H., Zeng, W., Jiang, W., Xue, Y. H., Wang, G. X., and Liu, S. P., “Diversity of endophytic fungi of Myricaria laxiflora grown under pre- and post-flooding conditions”, vol. 14, pp. 10849-10862, 2015.

Myricaria laxiflora is distributed along the riverbanks of the Yangtze River valley. The Three Gorges Dam has dramatically changed the habitat of M. laxiflora, which has evolved to develop increased resistance to flooding stress. In order to elucidate the relationship between plant endophytic fungi and flooding stress, we isolated and taxonomically characterized the endophytic fungi of M. laxiflora. One hundred and sixty-three fungi were isolated from healthy stems, leaves and roots of M. laxiflora grown under pre- and post-flooding conditions.

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