Isolation and identification of endophytic fungi from Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. root
Smrati Shukla*, Ankit Agrawal* and **Abhishek Gupta
*Department of life science, Rabindranath Tagore University, Raisen - 464993 (India) **CMBT Research Institute Bhopal - 462003 (India) *Corresponding author smratishukla2996@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The medicinal potential of microorganisms linked to plants has been well acknowledged. Endophytic fungi are a special kind of symbiotic microorganisms that live inside plant tissues without harming their hosts in any obvious way. The isolation and identification of endophytic fungi from the roots of Aloe vera, a plant with therapeutic and pharmaceutical benefits, is the main goal of this work. Samples of healthy plants’ roots were taken, surface-sterilized, and cultivated in controlled environments on appropriate growth media. Enzymatic assay profiling was used for biochemical identification, while colony traits, hyphal structure, and spore morphology were used for morphological characterisation. were identified from a total of 6 fungal species identifying which was Mucor, Microsporum, Candida spp., Fusarium, Aspergillus and Trichoderma, and Mucor. The varied endophytic fungus population in Aloe vera roots and its possible significance for plant health and biotechnological uses are highlighted in this work.