Table 1 Screening of foliar endophytes from Nothapodytes foetida for antibacterial activitya
Test organisms | Antimicrobial activity of foliar endophytic isolates from N. foetida (isolates coded as NOTL) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NOTL 11 | NOTL 12 | NOTL 26 | NOTL 33 | NOTL 37 | NOTL 42 | NOTL 43 | NOTL 46 | NOTL 72 | NOTL 74 | NOTL 79 | NOTL 91 | NOTL 92 | |
Escherichia coli (MTCC 40) | + | + | − | +++ | +++ | − | + | − | + | − | +++ | +++ | − |
Enterobacter aerogens (MTCC 111) | + | + | + | +++ | +++ | + | + | − | − | − | +++ | ++ | − |
Bacillus subtilis (MTCC 121) | ++ | − | − | +++ | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | ++ | − |
Klebsiella pneumoniae (MTCC 661) | − | − | − | +++ | − | − | − | − | − | − | +++ | +++ | − |
Shigella flexneri (MTCC 1457) | ++ | − | − | +++ | − | − | − | − | ++ | + | ++ | +++ | − |
Salmonella enterica ser. Typhi (MTCC 733) | + | − | − | +++ | ++ | − | − | − | + | − | ++ | +++ | ++ |
Staphylococcus aureus (MTCC 7443) | − | − | − | + | +++ | − | − | − | ND | − | +++ | − | + |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 7083) | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | ++ | ++ | − | +++ | +++ | + |
Methycillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus | − | − | ++ | ++ | +++ | − | − | − | ND | − | +++ | − | − |