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    <language>eng</language>
          <publisher>Oriental Scientific Publishing Company</publisher>
        <journalTitle>Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia</journalTitle>
          <issn>0973-1245</issn>
            <publicationDate>2022-12-20</publicationDate>
    
        <volume>19</volume>
        <issue>4</issue>

 
    <startPage>1113</startPage>
    <endPage>1122</endPage>

	 
      <doi>10.13005/bbra/3060</doi>
        <publisherRecordId>43056</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">Diversity and Extracellular Enzyme Production of Fungal Endophytes from the Genus Ocimum L.</title>

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      <author>
       <name>Karthika M</name>

 
		
	<affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
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      <author>
       <name>Rasmi A. R</name>


		
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		<affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of Botany, Government Victoria College (Affiliated to university of Calicut), Palakkad, Kerala – 678001, India</affiliationName>
    

		
		
		
		
		
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    <abstract language="eng"><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #252525;">Ocimum tenuiflorum</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #252525;">, <em>O. gratissimum</em>, and <em>O. basilicum</em> are medicinal plants extensively used in the traditional medicine of Kerala. The study is aimed at investigating the endophytic mycoflora associated with these <em>Ocimum</em> species and their ability to produce enzymes in vitro. A total of 149 fungal endophytes were isolated from roots, stems, and leaf segments from July to November 2021. They were grouped into 27 morphotypes, including five non-sporulating taxa. The highest number of isolates were obtained from the plant <em>O. basilicum</em>. An equally lower number of isolates were obtained from <em>O. gratissimum</em> and <em>O. tenuiflorum</em>. A greater number of fungal endophytes were obtained from the leaf segments of <i>O.basilicum</i> and least number of isolates obtained from the leaf segments of <i>O.gratissimum</i>. <em><span style="font-style: normal;">Isolates of</span> Aspergillus niger complex</em>, <em>Diaporthe </em>sp., and <em>Daldinia eschscholtzii</em> showed the highest colonizing frequency. In vitro analysis for enzyme production by all morphotypes was done and, except for laccase, all tested enzymes showed positive results. </span></p></abstract>

    <fullTextUrl format="html">https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol19no4/diversity-and-extracellular-enzyme-production-of-fungal-endophytes-from-the-genus-ocimum-l/</fullTextUrl>



      <keywords language="eng">
        <keyword><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #252525;">Diversity; Enzyme Activity; Ocimum plants</span></p></keyword>
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