| bioprospecting highly diverse endophytic pestalotiopsis spp. with antibacterial properties from maytenus ilicifolia, a medicinal plant from brazil. | thirteen endophytic fungal strains of the genus pestalotiopsis were isolated from the medicinal plant maytenus ilicifolia mart. ex. reiss (commonly known as "espinheira santa") and their antimicrobial properties were investigated. two isolates were successful in inhibiting the growth of the tested microorganisms (escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, micrococcus luteus, staphylococcus aureus, and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa)) using the technique of bioautographic thin-la ... | 2007 | 18026204 |