Biological activities of the fermentation extract of the endophytic fungus Alternaria alternata isolated from Coffea arabica L.

• Main Authors: Maurette dos Reis Vieira Fernandes (Author), Tales Alexandre Costa e Silva (Author), Ludwig Heinrich Pfenning (Author), Cláudio Miguel da Costa-Neto (Author), Tassiela Andréa Heinrich (Author), Severino Matias de Alencar (Author), Marisa Aparecida de Lima (Author), Masaharu Ikegaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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A total of 22 endophytic fungi isolated from coffee (Coffea arabica L.) were cultivated in vitro and their crude extracts tested. The screening was carried out using the agar diffusion method against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans. The most effective isolate was Alterna...