Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 3 I 2016

Isolation and identification of Carpobrotus edulis endophytic fungi growing in Morocco

Fatima Ezzahra Janati Idrissi; Tarik Ouchbani; Imane Berrada; Anas Nounsi; Allal Douira; Abderrahim El Hourch

Biolife; 2016, 4(3), pp 441-445

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7319100

Abstract:

Fungal endophytes are microfungi that live in plants without causing apparent symptoms of infection. The purpose of this work was to identify the endophytic fungi isolated from the medicinal plant Carpobrotus edulis collected in the Atlantic coast region of Rabat city in Morocco. The isolates were obtained from different parts of the plant (flowers, stems and leaves). A total 12 isolates were characterized and identified using molecular biology analysis based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region sequencing.

Keywords:

Fungal endophytes, Carpobrotus edulis, ITS region Sequencing

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Article Dates:

Received: 4 July 2016; Accepted: 21 August 2016; Published: 2 September 2016

How To Cite:

Fatima Ezzahra Janati Idrissi, Tarik Ouchbani, Imane Berrada, Anas Nounsi, Allal Douira, & Abderrahim El Hourch. (2022). Isolation and identification of Carpobrotus edulis endophytic fungi growing in Morocco. Biolife, 4(3), 441–445. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7319100

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