Abstract

ENUMERTION OF ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA FROM SOLANUM TRILOBATUM L.

*Bhuvaneswari, S., Madhavan, S. and Panneerselvam, A.

Abstract

Endophytic bacteria are beneficial microbes that reside in living plant tissues, mainly in the intercellular space and inside vascular tissues, without either doing harm to the host or providing any benefit to other microbial residents. Endophytes can be useful for prospection of bioactive compounds that may have medical and pharmaceutical applications. The aim of the present work was to investigate the bacterial endophytes from the medicinal plant Solanum trilobatum L. Totally 15 bacterial endophytes were isolated by using Nutrient agar and LB medium. Among these, twelve isolates were Gram positive and three isolates were Gram negative. The bacterial endophytes were partially characterized by biochemical test. Isolated bacterial endophytes might be useful to its respective host Solanum trilobatum L. and might be producing economically and pharmaceutically important bioactive compounds.

Keywords: Endophytic bacteria, medicinal plant, Solanum trilobatum, bioactive compounds