Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2019

Isolation, Morphological characterization and Molecular identification of Endophytic fungi isolated from Mangroves.

Author(s): Kuzhalvaymani. K, Elizabeth Jacquline. L and Subha*. T.S.
Abstract: Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants of tropical and subtropical intertidal regions of the world. Pichavaram has a well-developed mangrove forest with Rhizophora sp, Avicennia marina, Exocaria agallocha, Bruguiera cylindrica, Lumnitzera racemosa, Ceriops decandra and Aegiceras corniculatum as the dominant flora. Microbes that inhabit plant tissues for their life without causing any harm to their host plant are endophytes. Endophytes lives symbiotically within the plants. The aim of this study was to confirm the ability of endophytic fungi in production of extracellular enzymes with economic importance. In the present study, 32 strains of endophytic fungi were isolated from mangrove plants viz. Rhizophora annamalaiana, Rhizophora appiculata, Suaedo monoica, Ceriops decandra and Rhizophora mucarneta. Enzymes from microbial sources are more stable, economical and are of great significance in food, textile and paper industries. The isolated fungi were investigated for production of the above mentioned industrially important enzymes. The fungal strains produced various extracellular enzyme of industrial importance viz. Amylase, Gelatinase, Cellulase, Protease, Catalase, Pectinase, Chitinase and Laccase. Based on the enzyme activity growth medium was standardized. Effect of pH, temperature on the enhanced enzyme production was also tested.
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How To Cite this Article:

Kuzhalvaymani. K, Elizabeth Jacquline. L and Subha*. T.S.. Isolation, Morphological characterization and Molecular identification of Endophytic fungi isolated from Mangroves.. 2019; 9(2): 105-116.