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Leaf Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds

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Symbiotic Soil Microorganisms

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 60))

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Endophytes can reside in every part of a plant and show mutualistic relationship but leaf tissue is considered as an ideal habitat for such microorganisms. Endophytic microflora is a great source of secondary metabolites that can have various biological activities like antibacterial, antifungal, anticancerous, etc. This chapter focuses on such endophytic microbes that inhabit leaf tissues and produce numerous bioactive compounds. Further various classes of secondary metabolites obtained from leaf endophytes are discussed along with some applications of the bioactive compounds.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, IIS (Deemed to be University), Gurukul Marg, SFS, Mansarovar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Parikshana Mathur, Payal Mehtani & Charu Sharma

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Mathur, P., Mehtani, P., Sharma, C. (2021). Leaf Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds. In: Shrivastava, N., Mahajan, S., Varma, A. (eds) Symbiotic Soil Microorganisms. Soil Biology, vol 60. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51916-2_9

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