Leaf litter associated fungi from South Africa to control fungal plant pathogens.

ABSTRACT: Fungal genomes encode a huge biosynthetic potential to produce a wide diversity of chemical structures with valuable biological activities remaining silent or under-expressed with standard laboratory conditions. Fungal natural products provide numerous environmentally friendly properties that make them an attractive alternative to the use of synthetic pesticides for the control management of fungal diseases in plants. The main goal of this study was to explore the potential application of a library of natural products extracts from 232 diverse leaf litter associated fungi from South Africa for the discovery of new bio-fungicides. Fungal strains obtained from the MEDINA Fungal Collection were taxonomically classified following molecular and phylogenetic analyses, revealing a high diversity

SUBMITTER: Serrano R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12361366 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature