Bioprospecting highly diverse endophytic Pestalotiopsis spp. with antibacterial properties from Maytenus ilicifolia, a medicinal plant from Brazil

Josiane Gomes-Figueiredo, Ida C. Pimentel, Vânia A. Vicente, Marcio R. Pie, Vanessa Kava-Cordeiro, Lygia Galli-Terasawa, José O. Pereira, Antonie Q.L. De Souza, Chirlei Glienke*

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Abstract

Thirteen endophytic fungal strains of the genus Pestalotiopsis were isolated from the medicinal plant Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex. Reiss (commonly known as "espinheira santa") and their antimicrobial properties were investigated. Two isolates were successful in inhibiting the growth of the tested microorganisms (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus aureus, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)) using the technique of bioautographic thin-layer chromatography (TLC) agar overlay assay. An analysis based on a polyphasic approach integrating taxonomic information, morphological traits, RAPD markers, and the sequencing of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 of the rDNA led to the assignment of the isolates as belonging to the species Pestalotiopsis microspora, Pestalotiopsis vismiae, and Pestalotiopsis leucothoes. Therefore, the present study presents a new approach to the study of endophytic fungi of the genus Pestalotiopsis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1123-1132
Number of pages10
JournalCanadian Journal of Microbiology
Volume53
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2007

Keywords

  • Endophytic fungi
  • Espinheira santa
  • Pestalotiopsis
  • Polyphasic approach
  • RAPD

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