Characterization of Antibacterial-Producing Endophytic Fungi of Syzygiumpolyanthum Leaves.

This study aimed to characterize morphologically, microscopically, and molecularly the antibacterial-producing endophytic fungi of Syzygiumpolyanthum leaves.The isolation of endophytic fungi was done by fragment planting method on PDA medium. The antibacterial screening was using the antagonistic test as the first screening and followed by the disc diffusion test method. The morphological characterization was based on isolate's mycelia color, growth pattern, margin, and surface texture of the colony, while the microscopic characterization was based on its hyphae characteristic. The molecular characterization of the isolate was done by nitrogen base sequence analysis method on nucleotide constituent of ITS rDNA genes of the isolate. The results found that Isolate DF1 has antibacterial activity against E.coli, S.aureus, P.acne, and P.aeruginosa, with the greatest inhibition at 10% concentration of broth fermentation extract on S.aureus with a diameter of inhibition of 13.77 mm. Based on macroscopic, microscopic, and molecular characterization, DF1 isolate is similar to Ceriporialacerate. PMID: 30585551 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Infectious Disorders Drug Targets - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Infect Disord Drug Targets Source Type: research