A Systematic Study on the Endophytic Fungi of Cordia macleodii and their Medicinal Properties

Mahesh Kumar Vishwakarma, Shadma Siddiqui

Abstract: Endophytic fungi live inside the higher plants, apparently without causing any harm to the hosts and its produce the secondary metabolites are potential antimicrobial activity. Cordia macleodii has been used to treat disease such as jaundice, flu, fever, cough, malaria, asthma, aphrodisiac, wound healing, blood purification, and several other health issues. In this study, an isolate and identify the endophytic fungi from collected from Cordia macleodii Labhaghogri and Sawari forest area of chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The plant materials were taken and first washed in running tap water to remove the dust and the other debris present on the surface of explants. Cut the Segments of explants approximately 0.5 cm by sterile lancet blades and all segments are surface sterilized by agitating in 5% Sodium hypochlorite solution (1 ? 2 min) followed by treatment with 70% ethanol (1 ? 2 min), and then rinsed in sterile distilled water (30 sec.). 36 (leaf, stem and root samples) segments from Cordia macleodii plant are processed for the isolation of endophytic fungi. About 36 segments (12 segments of each part respectively) of the medicinal plant were screened for the isolation of the endophytic fungi. A total of 40 endophytic fungi was isolated and identified from medicinal plant Cordia macleodii. The leaf segments showed a maximum repository for endophytic fungi than the other segments. Among the 40 endophytic fungi, the predominant endophytic fungi isolated belonged to the genera of Alternaria altrnata, Curvularia spp., Mucor phoma spp., Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, and Cuvularia spp, Cladosporium sp, Fusarium spp. In this study, the majority of the fungi belonged to hyaline hyphomycetes. In this study, conclude that the isolation of endophytic fungi from medicinal plant of Cordia macleodii. To isolate the 24 endophytic fungi produce the novel bioactive compound. However, further studies are required to screen these endophytic fungi for production of novel bioactive compounds.

Keywords: Endophytic fungi, Cordia macleodii, Bioactive compound. Medicinal plant, Pharmacology

How to Cite?: Mahesh Kumar Vishwakarma, Shadma Siddiqui, "A Systematic Study on the Endophytic Fungi of Cordia macleodii and their Medicinal Properties", Volume 14 Issue 7, July 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1226-1229, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR25717122644, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR25717122644