Abstract

ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI FROM MORINGA OLEIFERA FOR THE ANTI MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES

Sunil L attimard, Rekha S., Chandrashekhara S.*, Sudheer N sambrekar

ABSTRACT

Being poorly investigated, endophytes are obviously a rich and reliable source of bioactive and chemically novel compounds with huge medicinal and agricultural potential. In the present study we aimed the purification of endophytic fungal strains from Moringa oleifera plant, the isolation, identification, characterization and the preliminary evaluation of its pharmaceutical potential. The herbal powder was subjected anti-microbial activity by disk diffusion technique. The activity results revealed that compounds showed promising activity against gram postive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus, and fungi Candida, It was found to be ineffective aganist gram negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas, E.coli and A.niger. Further work is proposed in optimising the plant for better pharmacological activity.

Keywords: Moringa oleifera, Staphylococcus aureus, Anti-microbial, Pseudomonas and E.coli.