Endophytic microbes from Nigerian ethnomedicinal plants: a potential source for bioactive secondary metabolites-a review

Ezeobiora, Chijioke E; Igbokwe, Nwamaka H; Dina H. Amin; Mendie, Udoma E;

Abstract


Endophytes are highly beneficial species of microbes that live in symbiosis with plant tissues in the setting. Endophytes are difficult to isolate in their natural environment, and they are understudied despite being a rich source of bioactive molecules. There are varieties of new infectious diseases emerging across the world, necessitating a constant and expanded search for newer and more efficient bioactive molecules. Nigeria is known for its biodiversity in ethnomedicinal plants, yet these plants are understudied for endophytic microbes harbouring novel bioactive molecules.


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Title Endophytic microbes from Nigerian ethnomedicinal plants: a potential source for bioactive secondary metabolites-a review
Authors Ezeobiora, Chijioke E; Igbokwe, Nwamaka H; Dina H. Amin ; Mendie, Udoma E
Keywords Bioactive metabolites;Medicinal plants;Isolation;Endophytes;Biosynthetic gene clusters
Issue Date 2021
Journal Bulletin of the National Research Centre 
ISSN 2522-8307
DOI 10.1186/s42269-021-00561-7
PubMed ID 34121835

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