<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Endophytic fungi viz., <italic>Nigrospora sphaerica</italic> (E1 and E6)<italic>, Subramaniula cristata</italic> (E7), and <italic>Polycephalomyces sinensis</italic> (E8 and E10) were isolated from the medicinal plant, Shirazi thyme (<italic>Zataria multiflora</italic>). In <italic>in vitro</italic> tests, these endophytes inhibited the mycelial growth of <italic>Monosporascus cannonballus</italic>, a plant pathogenic fungus. Morphological abnormalities in the hyphae of <italic>M. cannonballus</italic> at the edge of the inhibition zone in dual cultures with <italic>N. sphaerica</italic> were observed. The culture filtrates of these endophytes caused leakage of electrolytes from the mycelium of <italic>M. cannonballus</italic>. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the isolation and characterization of fungal endophytes from <italic>Z. multiflora</italic> as well as their antifungal effect on <italic>M. cannonballus</italic>.</p></abstract>

Endophytic fungi viz., Nigrospora sphaerica (E1 and E6), Subramaniula cristata (E7), and Polycephalomyces sinensis (E8 and E10) were isolated from the medicinal plant, Shirazi thyme (Zataria multiflora). In in vitro tests, these endophytes inhibited the mycelial growth of Monosporascus cannonballus, a plant pathogenic fungus. Morphological abnormalities in the hyphae of M. cannonballus at the edge of the inhibition zone in dual cultures with N. sphaerica were observed. The culture filtrates of these endophytes caused leakage of electrolytes from the mycelium of M. cannonballus. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the isolation and characterization of fungal endophytes from Z. multiflora as well as their antifungal effect on M. cannonballus.

<italic>In vitro</italic> Antagonistic Activity of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Shirazi Thyme (<italic>Zataria multiflora</italic> Boiss.) against <italic>Monosporascus cannonballus</italic>

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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 Antagonistic Activity of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Shirazi Thyme ( Boiss.) against 

Endophytic fungi viz., Nigrospora sphaerica (E1 and E6), Subramaniula cristata (E7), and Polycephalomyces sinensis (E8 and E10) were isolated from the...

In vitro Antagonistic Activity of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Shirazi Thyme (Zataria multiflora Boiss.) against Monosporascus cannonballus

Article Category: short-communication

Published Online: Aug 05, 2020

Page range: 379 - 383

Received: Mar 23, 2020

Accepted: Jun 18, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2020-029

Keywords
antifungal, endophytic fungi,

© 2020 Rahil Said Al-Badi et al., published by Sciendo

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In vitro Antagonistic Activity of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Shirazi Thyme (Zataria multiflora Boiss.) against Monosporascus cannonballus

Article Category: short-communication

Published Online: Aug 05, 2020

Page range: 379 - 383

Received: Mar 23, 2020

Accepted: Jun 18, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2020-029

Keywordsantifungal, endophytic fungi,

© 2020 Rahil Said Al-Badi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
antifungal, endophytic fungi,