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BOTANICA MARINA
Volume 53, Issue 5, Pages 457-468Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2010.045
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diversity; endophytes; fungal metabolites; macroalgae; marine algae
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- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India
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Eleven brown algae, six green algae and eight red algae occurring along the coast of Tamilnadu state, southern India were screened for their fungal endophyte assemblages. The green algae had a low diversity of endophytes but were more densely colonized. The brown algae supported a higher diversity of endophytes. There were a few dominant endophyte species with a wide host range and several with low colonization frequency that were restricted to a few algal species. The endophytes produced bioactive compounds that inhibited bacteria, an alga and a fungus. They also produced antioxidants and insecticidal metabolites.
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