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Fungal endophytes were isolated from Crataeva magna, a medicinal plant growing along the streams and rivers, constituting riparian vegetation in Karnataka, southern India. Fresh bark and twig pieces were used for the isolation using standard methods. Ninety-six endophytic fungal isolates were isolated from 800 bark and twig segments. Mitosporic fungi represented as a major group (85%) followed by zygomycetes (10%) and ascomycetes (5%). Bark samples contained more endophytes than twig samples. Verticillium, Nigrospora oryzae and Fusarium verticilloides were the dominant fungal endophytes.
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Nalini, M.S., Mahesh, B., Tejesvi, M.V. et al. Fungal endophytes from the three-leaved caper, Crataeva magna (Lour.) DC. (Capparidaceae). Mycopathologia 159, 245–249 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-004-5497-y
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