Fungal endophytes from arid areas of Andalusia: high potential sources for antifungal and antitumoral agents.

ABSTRACT: Native plant communities from arid areas present distinctive characteristics to survive in extreme conditions. The large number of poorly studied endemic plants represents a unique potential source for the discovery of novel fungal symbionts as well as host-specific endophytes not yet described. The addition of adsorptive polymeric resins in fungal fermentations has been seen to promote the production of new secondary metabolites and is a tool used consistently to generate new compounds with potential biological activities. A total of 349 fungal strains isolated from 63 selected plant species from arid ecosystems located in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, were characterized morphologically as well as based on their ITS/28S ribosomal gene sequences. The fungal community isolated was

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Menendez V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6021435 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature