Abstract:
Endophyte is an endosymbiont, often a bacterium or fungus,
that in-habits within a plant for atleast part of its life cycle without causing
apparent disease. Since, endophytes are present everywhereso found in all
species of plant.A total seventeen endophytic fungi are isolated from spikes of
Pinusroxburghi from Garhwal, Pauri region of Uttrakhand. Binary culture
with fungal strains CS2, RH16, and RH5 introduced highest quantities of
unexpected metabolites in grape cells. Antimicrobial activity is determined
for crude ethyl acetate extracts against pathogenic living causing
organismslikeEscherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella
typhimurium, Candiba albicans etc using agar diffusion assay.Endophytic
fungi are further studied for their physiochemical properties and their
symbiotic relationship with their host plant. Endophytesare used for treatment
of various illnessin folkfore diseases. There are differentendophyteswhich are
observedunder electron microscope. On the basis of spore and presence of
mycelium,endophytic fungi are identified.Fungal endophytescontain
secondary metabolites that plays akeyrole in pharma industries.
