Morphological and molecular characterization of bacterial endophytes from Centella asiatica leaves.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endophytes are a rich source of novel, distinct, and applicable compounds of interest in agricultural, medical, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. In this respect, they have been attracting growing interest in the past few years. Endophytes are defined as microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi which have a mutualistic relationship with their host plants without causing any harm to their host. In this study, we isolated and identified bacterial endophytes from Centella asiatica collected in Western Cape, South Africa.

Results

Twenty bacterial endophytes were isolated from Centella asiatica and characterized by using morphological and molecular techniques. Based on molecular traits, the isolates were identified as Pseudomonas sp. strain SGM1, Pseudomonas sp

SUBMITTER: Mahlangu SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9797633 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature