Table 1.
Preliminary screening of in vitro antimicrobial activity of isolated endophytic fungi against the selected test microorganisms by an agar plug diffusion assay performed on MHA (for bacterial pathogens) and SDA (for pathogenic yeasts) media, incubated at 37°C for 24 h. + = presence of a zone of inhibition; − = absence of a zone of inhibition.
| Isolated endophytic fungi | Test organism | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. cereus | S. aureus | E. coli | P. aeruginosa | C. albicans | C. parapsilosis | C. tropicalis | |
| MCEF001 | − | + | + | + | − | + | − |
| MCEF002 | + | + | + | + | − | + | − |
| MCEF003 | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| MCEF004 | − | − | + | + | − | + | − |
| MCEF005 | − | + | − | + | − | − | − |
| MCEF006 | − | + | − | − | − | − | + |