Abstract
Endophytes are microorganisms that colonize the tissues of live host plants usually showing no apparent symptoms. These endophytes, both bacteria and fungus, can produce a variety of secondary metabolites having a wide range of essential properties. Thus, they can be used for various medicinal, environmental and agronomic purposes. Argemone mexicana, a plant of the family Papaveraceae is widespread across India, and blooms in the month of March. The study was carried out to isolate endophytic fungus living in the shoot and root areas of A. mexicana from Northeast India, and to identify and characterize these endophytes. A total of 20 types of fungal species were isolated from both the root and shoot parts of the plant. Endophytes were identified by 18SrDNA sequencing using ITS1 and ITS4 primers. Genomic DNA was isolated using Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide method of the endophytes. The endophytic fungi were identified as belonging to Aspergillus and Penicillium sps by using sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region and Basic local alignment search tool. Aspergillus oryzaem A. niger, and A. flavus showed 100% relative abundance in root and shoot. A. versicolor, A. sydowii, Penicillium chrysogenum were found in root only and A. striatus, A. tubingensis, Emericella qinqixianii and E. striata were found in the shoot of A. mexicana.
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Claim · model-written summary
Twenty fungal types were isolated from roots and shoots.
- Taxon
- Argemone mexicana
Argemone mexicanae1 - Organ / stage
- root and shoot partse0
- Outcome
- 20 types of fungal speciese0
- Value
- 20 typese0
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Verbatim
e0“A total of 20 types of fungal species were isolated from both the root and shoot parts of the plant.”
e1“Argemone mexicana”
Claim · model-written summary
Endophytes were identified as Aspergillus and Penicillium.
- Taxon
- Argemone mexicanaArgemone mexicanae1
- Interactor
- Aspergillus and Penicillium spse0symbiont
- Outcome
- identified as belonging to Aspergillus and Penicillium spse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The endophytic fungi were identified as belonging to Aspergillus and Penicillium sps”
e1“Argemone mexicana”
Claim · model-written summary
Aspergillus oryzaem, A. niger and A. flavus were abundant in roots and shoots.
- Taxon
- Argemone mexicanaArgemone mexicanae1
- Interactor
- Aspergillus oryzaem A. niger, and A. flavuse0symbiont
- Outcome
- relative abundance in root and shoote0
- Value
- 100%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Aspergillus oryzaem A. niger, and A. flavus showed 100% relative abundance in root and shoot.”
e1“Argemone mexicana”
Claim · model-written summary
A. versicolor, A. sydowii and Penicillium chrysogenum occurred only in roots.
- Taxon
- A. mexicanaArgemone mexicanae1
- Organ / stage
- roote0
- Interactor
- A. versicolor, A. sydowii, Penicillium chrysogenum
Penicillium chrysogenumAspergillus versicolorAspergillus sydowiie0symbiont - Outcome
- found in root onlye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A. versicolor, A. sydowii, Penicillium chrysogenum were found in root only”
e1“shoot of A. mexicana”
Claim · model-written summary
Four named fungal taxa occurred in the shoot.
- Taxon
- A. mexicanaArgemone mexicanae0
- Organ / stage
- shoote0
- Interactor
- A. striatus, A. tubingensis, Emericella qinqixianii and E. striata
Aspergillus tubingensisAspergillus striatus
Aspergillus qinqixianiie0symbiont - Outcome
- found in the shoote0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A. striatus, A. tubingensis, Emericella qinqixianii and E. striata were found in the shoot of A. mexicana.”