tradescantia hirsutiflora/tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a serious global health threat with the emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). There is an urgent need to discover new drugs to deal with the advent of drug-resistant TB variants. This study aims to

OBJECTIVE To initiate a genetic and bioactivity-based screening programme of culturable endophytes to identify micro-organisms capable of producing bioactive polyketides and peptides. RESULTS Fungal endophytes were isolated from flowers, leaves and roots of Rhoeo spathacea, revealing a community