Diversity and antibacterial activityof endophytic fungi from Ceriops tagal in Muthupet mangroves

Abstract

Ceriops tagal mangrove is a small tree growing to 5-15m in hights with many buttresses at the base the bark is dark red. The aim of the research is to isolate and identify the fungal endophytes from the leaves of Ceriops tagal. Totally sixteen isolates of fungal endophytes were isolated from the leaf of Ceriops tagal. The antibacterial activity of Ceriops tagal against bacterial pathogen used for different solvents methanol, acetone and aqueous.