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Fungal Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds in Tropical Forests of Costa Rica

We present a glimpse of the diversity of endophytic fungi in the tropical forests of Costa Rica and some examples of bioactive compounds obtained from them. We include the characterization of isolates carried out mainly by the former National Biodiversity Institute as well as data reported in the li...

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Main Authors: Rojas Jiménez, Keilor Osvaldo, Tamayo Castillo, Giselle
Format: Capítulo de libro
Language: Inglés
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Fungal endophytes
Secondary metabolites
Natural products
Biodiversity
Costa Rica
Online Access: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-53506-3_6
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/83291
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spelling 832912022-05-17T16:36:34Z Fungal Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds in Tropical Forests of Costa Rica Rojas Jiménez, Keilor Osvaldo Tamayo Castillo, Giselle Fungal endophytes Secondary metabolites Natural products Biodiversity Costa Rica We present a glimpse of the diversity of endophytic fungi in the tropical forests of Costa Rica and some examples of bioactive compounds obtained from them. We include the characterization of isolates carried out mainly by the former National Biodiversity Institute as well as data reported in the literature during the last two decades. This work includes the analysis of 427 fungal isolates from 280 plant species (belonging to 107 families). All the isolates were classified as Ascomycota, and within this phylum, they were assigned to four classes, 21 orders, 49 families, and 83 genera. The orders Xylariales, Glomerellales, and Diaporthales were the most abundant while Pleosporales, Xylariales, and Hypocreales the most diverse. The class Leotiomycetes presented the more substantial proportion of bioactive molecules. We showed the positive effect on the addition of unique taxa by increasing the number of sampling sites, seasons, habits of plants, altitudinal range, and plant tissues. Also, we show that endophytes produce compounds chemically and structurally diverse, many of which can be useful for the discovery of new drugs. This work provides valuable insights for bioprospecting of endophytes and also for the understanding of the ecology of these fungi in tropical forests. UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias Básicas::Centro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPRONA) 2021-04-22T15:47:31Z 2021-04-22T15:47:31Z 2021-04-15 capítulo de libro https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-53506-3_6 978-3-030-53506-3 https://hdl.handle.net/10669/83291 10.1007/978-3-030-53506-3_6 eng Neotropical Endophytic Fungi pp 109-130
institution Universidad de Costa Rica
collection Repositorio KERWA
language Inglés
topic Fungal endophytes
Secondary metabolites
Natural products
Biodiversity
Costa Rica
spellingShingle Fungal endophytes
Secondary metabolites
Natural products
Biodiversity
Costa Rica
Rojas Jiménez, Keilor Osvaldo
Tamayo Castillo, Giselle
Fungal Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds in Tropical Forests of Costa Rica
description We present a glimpse of the diversity of endophytic fungi in the tropical forests of Costa Rica and some examples of bioactive compounds obtained from them. We include the characterization of isolates carried out mainly by the former National Biodiversity Institute as well as data reported in the literature during the last two decades. This work includes the analysis of 427 fungal isolates from 280 plant species (belonging to 107 families). All the isolates were classified as Ascomycota, and within this phylum, they were assigned to four classes, 21 orders, 49 families, and 83 genera. The orders Xylariales, Glomerellales, and Diaporthales were the most abundant while Pleosporales, Xylariales, and Hypocreales the most diverse. The class Leotiomycetes presented the more substantial proportion of bioactive molecules. We showed the positive effect on the addition of unique taxa by increasing the number of sampling sites, seasons, habits of plants, altitudinal range, and plant tissues. Also, we show that endophytes produce compounds chemically and structurally diverse, many of which can be useful for the discovery of new drugs. This work provides valuable insights for bioprospecting of endophytes and also for the understanding of the ecology of these fungi in tropical forests.
format Capítulo de libro
author Rojas Jiménez, Keilor Osvaldo
Tamayo Castillo, Giselle
author_sort Rojas Jiménez, Keilor Osvaldo
title Fungal Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds in Tropical Forests of Costa Rica
title_short Fungal Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds in Tropical Forests of Costa Rica
title_full Fungal Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds in Tropical Forests of Costa Rica
title_fullStr Fungal Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds in Tropical Forests of Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Fungal Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds in Tropical Forests of Costa Rica
title_sort fungal endophytes and their bioactive compounds in tropical forests of costa rica
publishDate 2021
url https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-53506-3_6
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/83291
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