Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 4
Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants of the mesotropics and subtropics of the world. Ghogha has mangrove forests and Avicenniamarina is the dominant plant. Endophytes are microorganisms that inhabit plant tissues throughout life without harming the host plant. Endophytes live symbiotically with plants. The purpose of this study was to identify the endophytes through their macro- and micro- characteristics.In this study, seven genera of endophytes were isolated from mangrove plant tissues (leaves, alveolus, and twigs). A total of 48 fungal isolates were obtained and identified based on macro- and micromorphological characteristics. It belongs to seven genera: Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Cladosporium, Acremonium, Rhizopus and Syncephalastrum. Aspergillus and Penicillium spp. the most prominent organisms were found in branches, 18.18% in root tissue, with colonization frequencies of 38.88 and 22.22%, respectively, while other organisms were found most frequently only in roots and leaves. This result indicates that mangrove plants are a source of various endophytic fungi that may have many biotechnological and industrial applications.